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Michael Hoey was the best of the Irish on Thursday carding 69 in the opening round of the Volvo China Open in Shenzhen, with Shane Lowry three shots further adrift finish with 72 at the Genzon Golf Club.
Damien McGrane signed for a round of 73 and well inside the projected cut.
Gareth Maybin ended with a first round 77 and Peter Lawrie carding 78 leaving them both facing a difficult days work on Friday.
Alvaro Quiros enjoyed a superb start to the tournament with an eagle at the par-five 13th and two further birdies to card a five-under-par round of 67 having only dropped one shot at the 10th.
Quiros was happy with his start and believes it shows he is steadily improving.
He said: “It was a good round of golf.
“It was a bit of a shame on the last par five because I was half a metre away from having a great chance to make another eagle. My game is improving. You can’t see it yet on the rankings but I have been playing better.”
Dyson, whose last tournament success came in the 2011 KLM Open, carded three birdies on both the front and back nine to keep the pace alongside Quiros, with a bogey on the first the only blot on the Brit’s scorecard.
Five players failed to finish their rounds as fading light meant play was suspended and the leaders do not have much breathing space heading into Friday’s second round, with Dyson’s compatriots David Hornsey and Tyrrell Hatton just a shot adrift alongside defending champions Brett Rumford.
World number three Henrik Stenson can overhaul Tiger Woods at the top of the rankings with victory in Shenzen and he started steadily to finish his opening round on one-under par and four shots off the lead, while other big names Jason Duffner and Ian Poulter had differing days.
American Duffner, ranked 17th in the world, bogied three on the back nine to end one over par while Poulter tied for ninth on three under par.
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