SINGAPORE -- Australia's Gavin Flint and Kane Webber and Jin Park of the United States upstaged the big names at the Singapore Open, shooting 5-under-par 66s to share the first-round lead Thursday.
Flint and Webber both had five birdies in bogey-free rounds while the Korean-born Park had six birdies and a bogey to top the leaderboard at the $4 million tournament at a remodelded Sentosa Golf Club.
Angelo Que of the Philippines was one stroke back.
Phil Mickelson's double-bogey on the par-4 third hole ultimately cost him a share of the lead, and he finished at 3 under along with South Korea's K.J. Choi and Japan's Tetsuji Hiratsuka.
Vijay Singh -- who had an eagle on the par-4 10th hole -- and two-time defending champion Adam Scott were among 13 players at 70.
U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera also recorded a double-bogey on the troublesome third hole and ended even-par, along with Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood.
Ernie Els, the European Tour money leader who elected to play this tournament instead of the Volvo Masters and thus jeopardize his chances of claiming the Harry Vardon trophy without a fight, had a 72. The South African recorded a double-bogey on the par-5 seventh hole, and also had two bogeys and three birdies.
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