Davies and Garrido set pace in Malaysia

Welshman Rhys Davies carded a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to share a one-shot lead with Spain’s Ignacio Garrido midway through the first round of the Maybank Malaysian Open today.

Challenge Tour graduate Davies took advantage of the scoring chances on the much-easier front nine at the newly-refurbished Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club with five birdies before picking up two further gains on the testing return trip to set an imposing first-round mark alongside Garrido.