MALLORCA OPEN REPORT, SCORES

Kingston leads with a 65 before the wind got up

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
South African James Kingston capitalised on the best of the conditions to take the first round lead in Mallorca today..
Out on the Pula course early, before the wind really picked up, the 44-year-old returned a five- under-par 65 at the Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca, which proved too strong for the later starters.
Kingston ended the day a couple of strokes in front of Spaniard Alvaro Velasco, with Ireland's Gary Murphy, Frenchman Raphaël Jacquelin, Spain's Alejandro Cañizares and Dane Thorbjorn Olesen one further back.
"I didn't have a nice day out there yesterday and it's not one of my favourites," said two-time European Tour winner Kingston. "But I was hitting it so well that it was actually an easy round of 65.
"It's tricky even without a wind, but when you play nicely you can see the scores."
Kingston, who birdied three of his last six holes as things became more blustery, is only recently back from a seven-week break during which he visited Zambia and Mozambique with friends and family.
Velasco lost his European Tour card last season and did not make the 72-hole cut at The European Tour Qualifying School in November.
His ranking on the Spanish Order of Merit earned him his place in the tournament and he came home in 32 with birdies at the first, fourth and sixth.
"It was a good round," said the Barcelona resident, who turns 29 on Saturday. "I played very well, particularly the back nine.
"I was playing really well two years ago, and then I spent a couple of years struggling with my game and my scores, trying to put things together.
"This year I started to play much better, more consistently - still with no results but the game is there and they will come. I've learned a lot from last year, and my game is back."
Murphy was another back at the Qualifying School last November and although the 37 year old from Kilkenny made it through he has since managed to survive only two cuts in ten starts.
"I've been struggling with the groove change," he said. "I'm on my fifth set of irons, but have finally got some I feel are doing what they should do."
He was four under after seven, gave all the shots back, but then birdied the seventh and eighth to climb back into a tie for third.

FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 70
*denotes began round at 10th
KINGSTON, James RSA 65
VELASCO, Alvaro* ESP 67
OLESEN, Thorbjorn DEN 68
JACQUELIN, Raphaël* FRA 68
MURPHY, Gary* IRL 68
CAÑIZARES, Alejandro ESP 68
SOFFIETTI, Marco* ITA 69
WOOD, Chris* ENG 69
LARA, José Manuel* ESP 69
CLAVERIE, Luis* ESP 70
TAMPION, Andrew AUS 70
BOND, Liam* WAL 70
GEE, Adam ENG 70
QUIROS, Manuel* ESP 70
LUNA, Santiago ESP 70
MANLEY, Stuart WAL 70
DEL MORAL, Carlos* ESP 70
McEVOY, Richard ENG 70
RUIZ, Marco PAR 70
FERNANDEZ-CASTAÑO, Gonzalo* ESP 70
McLEARY, Jamie SCO 70
CLARK, Gary ENG 70
MARSHALL, Andrew ENG 70
COBO, Moises* ESP 71
WAKEFIELD, Simon* ENG 71
FERRER (am), Antonio ESP 71
McARTHUR, Andrew SCO 71
HANSEN, Søren* DEN 71
BUTTERFIELD, Andrew* ENG 71
ZIONS, Matthew* AUS 71
HORNE, Keith RSA 71
EDBERG, Pelle SWE 71
GUSTAFSSON, Peter SWE 71
DINWIDDIE, Robert ENG 71
TULLO, Mark* CHI 71
BRAZILLIER, Christophe* FRA 72
KORHONEN, Mikko FIN 72
GUZMAN, Xavier ESP 72
O'HARA, Steven SCO 72
KHAN, Simon ENG 72
HANSON, Peter* SWE 72
DELAMONTAGNE, François* FRA 72
COLES, Robert* ENG 72
CALMELS, François FRA 72
SLATTERY, Lee ENG 72
WILLEY, Andrew ENG 72
STEWART, Tim* AUS 72
ARRUTI, Jesus Maria ESP 72
HUTSBY, Sam ENG 72
LUCQUIN, Jean-François FRA 72
SJÖLAND, Patrik* SWE 72
SUNESON, Carl ESP 72
HEND, Scott* AUS 72
GRACE, Branden* RSA 72
HAASTRUP, Mark F* DEN 72
NOH, Seung-yul KOR 72
GONZALEZ, Ricardo ARG 72
JEPPESEN, Steven SWE 73
ROSIER, Ghislain FRA 73
HAVRET, Grégory FRA 73
GONNET, Jean-Baptiste FRA 73
DRUMMOND, Scott SCO 73
GARCIA-HEREDIA, Alfredo* ESP 73
GOLDING, Philip* ENG 73
RIU, Victor FRA 73
HAIG, Anton* RSA 73
CAROLAN, Tony AUS 73
CÉVAËR, Christian* FRA 73
LORENZO-VERA, Michael* FRA 73
CARLSSON, Magnus A* SWE 73
SANDELIN, Jarmo SWE 73
NYSTRÖM, Henrik* SWE 73
VANCSIK, Daniel ARG 73
DERKSEN, Robert-Jan NED 73
PARRY, John* ENG 73
TADINI, Alessandro* ITA 73
COLOMO, Javi ESP 73
MURRAY, George SCO 73
VIBE-HASTRUP, Mads* DEN 73
SALTO, Alvaro* ESP 74
CAMPILLO, Jorge ESP 74
MONASTERIO, Cesar ARG 74
GAGLI, Lorenzo* ITA 74
RUSSO, Charles-Edouard* FRA 74
GUERRIER, Julien* FRA 74
ARCHER, Phillip ENG 74
MACAULAY, Callum* SCO 74
ERIKSSON, Klas* SWE 74
MORIARTY, Colm IRL 74
TUNNICLIFF, Miles* ENG 74
MCGRANE, Damien IRL 74
WHITELEY, Oliver* ENG 74
AXGREN, Johan SWE 75
PUJALTE SASTRE, Miguel* ESP 75
SURRY, Steve ENG 75
GROSS JR, Stephan* GER 75
WIDMARK, Fredrik* SWE 75
CHOWRASIA, S S P IND 75
COLTART, Andrew SCO 75
OHLSSON, Fredrik* SWE 75
McGINLEY, Paul IRL 75
DODT, Andrew AUS 75
LITTLE, Sam* ENG 75
OTTO, Hennie RSA 75
ETCHART, Borja ESP 75
FERRIE, Kenneth* ENG 76
PERRINO, Andrea ITA 76
RAMSAY, Eric SCO 76
GANE, Chris ENG 76
CANONICA, Emanuele* ITA 76
BARHAM, Benn ENG 76
LINHART, Pedro ESP 76
QUESNE, Julien* FRA 76
COETZEE, George RSA 76
LYNN, David ENG 76
BAKER, Peter* ENG 76
LEVET, Thomas FRA 76
HEBERT, Benjamin* FRA 76
CANIZARES, Gabriel* ESP 77
VANEGAS, David COL 77
WIEGELE, Martin AUT 77
MAESTRONI, Andrea* ITA 77
GÜNTHER, Christoph* GER 78
LEGARREA, Jesus* ESP 78
CARRANZA, Clodomiro ARG 78
WIESBERGER, Bernd* AUT 78
MOOLMAN, Louis RSA 78
QUIROS, Raul ESP 78
HOUSTON, Garry* WAL 78
JOHANSEN, Eirik Tage* NOR 78
MEITINGER, Nicolas GER 79
BEBB, Sion E WAL 79
GARCIA, Jordi* ESP 79
STRANGE, Scott AUS 79
RUTH, James* ENG 80
RODILES, Carlos* ESP 80
SNOBECK, Anthony* FRA 80
KENNEDY, Lloyd* ENG 80
GAUNT, Chris* AUS 81
JUANEDA, Jose (am) ESP 81
BOTHMA, Michiel* RSA 82
ELSON, Jamie* ENG 83
BENSON, Seve ENG 83