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Brier leads China Open after 1st round

Reuters

Thursday, April 16, 2009

BEIJING -- Austrian Markus Brier grabbed seven birdies in a 5-under-par 67 to hold the lead after the first round of the $2.2 million China Open on Thursday. The 40-year-old enjoyed the warm and windless morning at the CBD International Golf Club and stood one stroke ahead of Britain's Nick Dougherty and Australia's David McKenzie. "It was really a nice day ... I hit some iron shots and the putter was really hot as well, which is a great combination," said Brier, who won the 2007 China Open ...

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