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Fox, China's Wenyi Ding, Finland's Tapio Pulkkanen and Anthony Quayle, who had star caddie Steve Williams on his bag, had earlier shared the clubhouse lead at 4-under (67).
But Spaniard Sebastian Garcia blew past them, taking his famous golfing surname to the top by going 7-under through 15 holes before electrical storms arrived to cut off his charge.
Australian Daniel Gale had made his way to 5-under after 12 holes before he too had to run for cover, while Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz and New South Welshman Nathan Barbieri had joined Fox and company at 4-under after 14 and eight holes respectively.
Rangiora’s Kazuma Kobori provided another New Zealand highlight on day one with an ace on the par-3 17th. — Reuters/AML
