Mats Hallberg of Sweden and Raymond Burns of Northern Ireland tied the course record with 7-under-par 65s Thursday and shared the first-round lead at the $1 million BMW Open golf tournament.
Next at 67 were Terry Price of Australia, Marc Farry of France and Frank Nobilo of New Zealand.Mark James of England and Jarmo Sandelin of Sweden shot 68s, with Mark McNulty of Zimbabwe and Andrew Sherborne of England carding 69s over the par-72, 6,940-yard St. Eurach course.
German star Bernhard Langer, who never has won the BMW Open, opened with a 73.
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Langer, playing with a stiff neck, said, "It was not a good effort."