Tiger Woods grabbed a spectacular 10 birdies but still found himself only in joint fourth place in the opening round of the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai today.

The son of a former world boxing champion and two professionals from Ghana are among the players who are 36 holes away from playing in the British Open following yesterday’s 16 regional qualifying competitions.

Australian Peter O’Malley, famous for the greatest-ever finish in European Tour history, produced a marvellous start today to charge from five behind to two in front at the French Open.