PERTH, Australia (AP) — Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark and John Wade of Australia shot course-record 8-under 64s at the Lake Karrinyup Country Club to share the lead after the first round of the Perth International on Thursday.
Olesen teed off in an afternoon group and had four birdies on each of the front and back nines to equal the mark that Wade, a 46-year-old assistant pro at the Commonwealth Golf Club in Victoria state, set in the morning.
Michael Sim, Peter Whiteford of Scotland, Kim Shi-wan of South Korea, and Tom Lewis of England were tied for third with 66s.
Former U.S. PGA champion Jason Dufner had a 70 in his first tournament in almost three months.
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