Colomo leads as tired McIlroy struggles in Hong Kong

Spain’s Javi Colomo was the shock leader of the UBS Hong Kong Open after the first round today – with world number one Rory McIlroy nine shots behind and needing a big improvement just to survive the halfway cut.

Colomo is ranked 507th and does not have a European card at present, but the Asian Tour member’s six under par 64 left him one ahead of compatriot Miguel Angel Jimenez and Australian Andrew Dodt.