Australian Paul Sheehan snapped out of a slump to take the first round lead in the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Miyazaki, Japan.
The European Tour Member sank a curling 35 foot birdie at the last to post a four under par 67 on a cold, sunny day at Phoenix Country Club.
"I'm very happy with the round but I certainly wasn't expecting it," said Sheehan - who heads a large group of seven players - including fellow European Tour Members Henrik Stenson, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño and Prayad Marksaeng - by one stroke.
The trio were joined on three under par by Toru Suzuki, Brandt Snedeker, Tomohiro Kondo and Hiroshi Iwata.
