BMW Masters: Sergio Garcia shoots 64 to lead in Shanghai

 

Sergio Garcia has never finished top of the European Tour standings and is currently 30th this year

BMW Masters - first round leaderboard
-8 Garcia (Spa); -7 An (S Kor), Dubuisson (Fra); -6 Fisher (Eng), Bjerregaard (Den); -5 Casey (Eng), Jaidee (Tha), Rose (Eng). Selected others: -4 Poulter (Eng); -3 Kaymer (Ger)

Spain's Sergio Garcia leads the BMW Masters in Shanghai by one shot after recording an eight-under-par 64 in the first round.

South Korea's An Byeong-hun and Victor Dubuisson of France are one stroke behind, with England's Ross Fisher a further shot back on six under.
His fellow countrymen Paul Casey and Justin Rose are three off the lead.
"Hopefully, I keep improving and I'll be out there on Sunday with a chance," said Garcia, who holed nine birdies.

The Shanghai competition is the penultimate event in the European Tour's Race to Dubai Final Series, which compromises four events at the end of the regular season.
Northern Ireland's world number three Rory McIlroy, who is not competing in Shanghai, leads the European Tour list at the moment and stands to collect the £820,000 prize money bonus for the third time in four years.