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Justin Rose opened with a solid three-under 69 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, but was left rueing a costly couple of holes that prevented him from ending higher up the leaderboard.

Boo Weekley, seeking his first PGA Tour victory in two years, took advantage of rain-softened conditions to charge into an early one-shot lead in the opening round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Thursday.

Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia and Paul Casey have joined Ian Poulter as absentees from next month's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.

Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Paul Casey will all miss next month's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, the European Tour said on Thursday.

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Three tied after opening 68s at China Open

Thomas Bjorn justified his decision to compete in this week's CIMB NIAGA Indonesian Masters as he raced into a share of the lead after a first-round 66.

European Tour Players Committee chairman Thomas Bjorn, who shunned his own circuit this week to play on the Asian Tour, shook off the jet lag to grab a share of the first round lead at the Indonesia Masters on Thursday.

David Howell continued his excellent form of last week as he earned a share of the lead after the opening round of the Volvo China Open in tough conditions in Shanghai.

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Pettersen (shoulder) out of Swinging Skirts

Marc Leishman fully expects to be rusty this week in the Zurich Classic, not that he's all that concerned.