Unheralded trio sit top of the pile

– An unfamiliar trio upstaged Ryder Cup stars and the Masters champion in the first round of the Hong Kong Open yesterday as blustery conditions took their toll on the big names.

England’s Aaron Rai, Japan’s Yusaku Miyazato and Jason Scrivener of Australia managed to remain on course, all carding 65 to end top of the leaderboard at the par-70 Fanling.

Cold, windy conditions took their toll on the early groups, claiming a big scalp in Masters champion Patrick Reed, who shot four bogeys and a double bogey to card a poor 75. –

Hong Kong