Three tied for lead after first round

Australians Grant Dodd, John Senden and Brett Partridge shared the lead after the first round of the Coolum Classic today.

The trio had 5-under par 67s, one shot better than American Chad Wright, who shot a 68, along with six others. Tournament favorite Craig Parry and American Jim Benepe were at 69.

Partridge missed a short putt on the last green that would have given him the outright lead. Two weeks ago, Partridge missed a similar putt on the 72nd hole of the ANZ Players Championship that would have put him into a playoff with Brett Rumford and Craig Spence.

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"It was an interesting day to say the least," said Partridge. "I had heaps of chances but things happen, they happen to the best players in the world."

John Senden, Australia 675-under
Grant Dodd, Australia67
Brett Partridge, Australia 67

Chad Wright, United States 684-under
Matthew Habgood, Australia 68
Paul Devenport, New Zealand68
Craig Jones, Australia 68
Peter Fowler, Australia68
Michael Campbell, New Zealand68
Jamie McCallum, Australia68

Also:

Craig Parry, Australia 693-under
Jim Benepe, United States69

Brendan Jones, United States 711-under
Robin Byrd, United States71

Des Terblanche, South Africa 72Even

Chris Greenwood, United States 731-over
Tobias Dier, Germany 73
Marcus Norgren, Sweden 73

Masayuki Sunairi, Japan764-over
Davidson Matyczuk, Canada76
Jason Proctor, England 76

J.J. West, United States 775-over

Andrew George, England 786-over
Rob Johnson, United States 78