Siem sets the pace

German Marcel Siem, a World Cup winner alongside Bernhard Langer three years ago, made a good start today to his bid for just a second European Tour title in more than 180 starts.

The 28-year-old, 411th in the world, stood two under par after five holes and shared the early lead with South African Ulrich Van Den Berg in the Madeira Islands Open-BPI Portugal, which this year switched to the neighbouring island of Porto Santo.