Bjorn shares lead, Westwood T7 at Jakarta
ASIAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE
Jakarta: Chinese Taipei’s Chan Shih-chang showed his mettle as he opened his account with a six-under-par 66 to share the first round lead with Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters today. 

Bjorn, who is seeking his first win in Asia, overcame the hot and humid conditions at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club by trading seven birdies against one bogey to tie for the lead in his debut appearance in the Asian Tour event.

Singapore-based Australian Unho Park rediscovered his putting touch by posting a 67 to share third place with India’s Abhijit Chadha, who had a hole in one at the short 15th. 
Lee Westwood  returned a 69 to share seventh place with six other players.

 

FIRST-ROUND LEADERS

Par 72. Yardage: 7,340

66 - CHAN Shih-chang (TPE), Thomas BJORN (DEN).

67 - Abhijit CHADHA (IND), Unho PARK (AUS).

68 - Simon GRIFFITHS (ENG), Chapchai NIRAT (THA).

69 - Rashid KHAN (IND), Thaworn WIRATCHANT (THA), Shaun NORRIS (RSA), Kalle SAMOOJA (FIN), Namchok TANTIPOKHAKUL (THA), Lee WESTWOOD (ENG), Miguel TABUENA (PHI).

70 - Anthony KANG (USA), Paul SPARGO (AUS).

71 - Ryosuke KINOSHITA (JPN), Seukhyun BAEK (KOR), Khalin JOSHI (IND), Yosuke TSUKADA (JPN), LEE Chieh-po (TPE), Paul PETERSON (USA), Jazz JANEWATTANANOND (THA), Thitiphun CHUAYPRAKONG (THA).

72 - Jacobo PASTOR (ESP), Mardan MAMAT (SIN), Rikard KARLBERG (SWE), Himmat RAI (IND), Angelo QUE (PHI), Chinnarat PHADUNGSIL (THA), Hyungjoon LEE (SKOR), Niclas JOHANSSON (SWE), Raphael DE SOUSA (SUI), Ian ANDREW (INA), LAM Chih Bing (SIN), Sam CYR (USA), Antonio LASCUNA (PHI), Lindsay RENOLDS (CAN).

73 - Sutijet KOORATANAPISAN (THA), Zaw MOE (MYN), Chiragh KUMAR (IND), Brett MUNSON (USA), Ben CAMPBELL (NZL), Daniel CHOPRA (SWE), Prayad MARKSAENG (THA), Poom SAKSANSIN (THA), Bryce EASTON (RSA), Sattaya SUPUPRAMAI (THA), Niall KEARNEY (IRL), Sam BRAZEL (AUS), Lionel WEBER (FRA), Masahiro KAWAMURA (JPN), Steve LEWTON (ENG), Y.E. YANG (KOR), Adilson DA SILVA (BRA).