Dredge leads first round in China Open golf tournament
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-11-26 09:57

Wales' Bradley Dredge watches his shot during the first round of the $1 million Volvo China Open crown at Shanghai Silport Golf Club November 25, 2004. Dredge scored 5-under par 67 and tied with co-leader Unho Park of Australia. [Reuters]

Briton Bradley Dredge fired a five-under-par 67 to share the lead with Australia's Unho Park after the first round of the China Open golf tournament on Thursday.

Welshman Dredge was almost unable to take part in the first event on the 2005 European Tour season in Shanghai after being detained at the airport because of visa problems on Tuesday. The 31-year-old, whose only victory on the European Tour came at the 2003 Madeira Open, recorded an eagle and five birdies in blustery conditions at Silport Golf Club.

Zhang Lianwei, who became the first Chinese golfer to win on the European Tour when he won last year's Singapore Masters, shot a three-under-par 69.

British pair Barry Lane and Matthew King battled the effects of jet-lag to finish the first day among a group of six players one stroke off the pace.

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