ROSS BAIN JOINT FIFTH AFTER ONE
ROUND IN ASIAN TOUR EVENT

Chinese star Liang Wen-chong celebrated a return to Korea by grabbing the first round lead in the GS Caltex Maekyung Open with a blistering eight-under-par 64 today.
Liang, who has not played in the Land of Morning Calm since 2003, wielded his putter like a magic wand at Nam Seoul Country Club to snare one eagle, eight birdies and two bogeys and leads the US$600,000 Asian Tour event by two shots from Australian rookie Mitchell Brown.
New Zealand's Richard Lee and Korea's Yu Jong-goo shared third place with matching 68s, followed by Scottish exile Ross Bain and another local stalwart, Lee Gun-hee, a further stroke back.
The Maekyung Open is the 13th leg of this season's Asian Tour, which is offering a record US$28 million in total prize money through the staging of 29 events.

LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72
64 Liang Wen-chong (Chi).
66 Mitchell Brown (Aus).
68 Richard Lee (NZ), Yoo Jong-Gu (Kor).
69 Lee Gun-Hee (Kor), Ross Bain (Sco).
70 Mardan Mamat (Sin), Ashley Hall (Aus), Lee In-Woo (Kor), Lee Jin-myung (Kor) (am), Choi Gwang-soo (KOR), Shin Yong-jin (Kor), Kim Kyung-tae (KOR), Lu Wei-Chih (Tpe)
71 Thaworn Wiratchant (Tha Lu Wen-teh (Tpe), Choi Jin-ho (Kor),hoi Joon-woo (Kor), Suk Jong-Yul (Kor), Choi Sang-ho (Kor Bae Sang-moon (Kor), Park Jun-won (Kor).