Grace leads by 1 in Shanghai

Branden Grace made the most of the soft, calm conditions for a 9-under 63 and a one-shot lead at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai.

Sheshan International was so vulnerable that 65 of the 78 players were at par or better.

Grace was 5-0 in the Presidents Cup last month in Korea. His birdie on the ninth hole to finish the round gave him the lead over Kevin Kisner, Steven Bowditch and Thorbjorn Olesen.

Dustin Johnson, who won the HSBC Champions when he was last here two years ago, was among those at 65. In other news: • Bernhard Langer left Colin Montgomerie and Jeff Maggert and everyone else behind at the Champions Tour’s season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Langer shot a 7-under 63 on Desert Mountain’s Cochise Course to take a two-stroke lead.

The 58-year-old German star began the week third in the Charles Schwab Cup race, 66 points behind Montgomerie and 27 behind Maggert. With players receiving a point for every $500 earned in the $2.5 million tournament, Langer was $33,000 behind Montgomerie and $13,500 behind Maggert.

Montgomerie had a 70, leaving him tied for 17th in the 30-man field. Maggert three-putted the par-5 18th for a bogey and a 72 that dropped him into a tie for 24th.

• Roberto Castro shot a 10-under 62, his lowest score on the PGA Tour, to take a two-shot lead at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss. Aaron Baddeley and Bryce Molder were tied for second at 64.