Moe takes lead with a new course record

Two-strokes behind is Canadian Rick Gibson, who made two eagles during his round on the par-five 14th hole, followed by a spectacular nine-iron that bounced once and settled at the bottom of the cup. Playing the back nine first, he then birdied the 16th, 18th, first and second holes to card a bogey-free seven-under-par round.

Jyoti Randhawa took a momentary lead with a six-under 66, having played error-free golf so far, with an eagle on the par-five eighth and birdies on the third, 11th, 15th and 18th holes. ‘‘I just kept the ball in play as my hitting was not good,’’ Randhawa said after his round. ‘‘However, I putted well and that is what helped me to score,’’ he added.

Pablo del Olmo — a good golfer and a talented dancer — showed some excellent moves on the golf course along with carding an eagle on the par-five eighth hole where he hit his four-iron to within three feet. Birdies on the first, seventh, 14th and 18th holes and a bogey on the 13th — where he hit his ball into the left rough and failed to make an up and down for par — resulted in a five-under 67 during the course of this morning’s play. ‘‘The golf course is playing really well,’’ said the Mexican, ‘‘and we should see some really low scores during the week.’’

Kevin Pomarleau, Kim Felton, Adam Groom and Chris Williams tied Pablo del Olmo on 67. Pomarleau, who teed off from the 10th, carded birdies on the tenth, a chip in on the 15th, and birdies on the 16th, 18th, first and fifth holes. ‘‘I missed a lot of short putts, but I am happy with my game as I averaged 28 putts today,’’ Pomarleau was heard saying. He dropped a solitary stroke on the seventh, where he hit the bunker and failed to recover as his ball was stuck against the bunker wall, making it difficult for him to find a proper stance.

Meanwhile, Chris Williams, who teed off from the 10th, birdied the 11th, 17th, second, third and eighth holes, to card a bogey-free 67. Korean Lee Joon-Seok carded a four-under 68, with birdies on the sixth, ninth, 11th, 14th and 18th and his only bogey of the round on the par-four second hole where he hit his drive in the left rough, left his approach shot short of the green and missed an up and down for par and was tied for ninth place alongside Jon Levitt, Chris Rogers, Soe Kyaw-Naing and India’s Sanjay Kumar.

Arjun Atwal and Digvijay Singh were amongst the numerous professionals who carded a three-under 69. Teeing off from the 10th, Digvijay started the day well and was five-under after the back nines, but bogeyed the first, fourth and sixth holes. However, Atwal failed to score despite six birdies on the third, eighth, tenth and a hat-trick of birdies on the 16th, 17th and 18th holes, as he four-putted the sixth green from 18 feet and bogeyed the 13th hole, where he hit his drive into the right rough.

Dong Yi, Terry Pilkadaris, Mo Joong Kyung, Pat Giles, Adam Fraser, Amritinder Singh, Pat Giles, Aaron Meeks, James Kingston, Mike Cunning, Clay Devers and Olle Nordberg were some of the other players who carded 69. SSP Chowrasia carded a two-under 70, as did Marcus Both, despite his hole-in-one on the fifth.

Jaiveer Virk, who has honed his competitive talent on the Indian PGA tour, carded a level-par 72, playing on his home course as did Gaurav Ghei and Arjun Singh.

Expectations were high on Mukesh Kumar. But the ten-time champion’s progress was hindered by some hits into the bushes during his round and a two-over 74 saw him tied for 97th place.