Green part of five-way tie for lead in DP Tour event
Green had six birdies and a bogey in his five-under-par 67 at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried on Thursday.
China's Ding Wenyi birdied four of his final five holes - to go with an eagle, another gain and two dropped shots - in his round while Dutchman Darius van Driel signed for six birdies and a bogey to reach the summit.
France's Ugo Coussaud produced the round of the day with his flawless 67, while Englishman Marco Penge carded eight birdies, a dropped shot and double bogey.
"This course is one that I've been looking forward to coming back to," Penge said. "Personally, I feel like for a long hitter there's quite a few big advantages.
"Quite a lot of tee-shots that you can gain a lot of strokes. It's nice to be at a golf course where you can kind of let it rip a bit. And coming from last week, last week was like the polar opposite. I was really looking forward to coming here.
"Getting a PGA Tour card is my biggest goal, my main goal for the season."
Eighteen players are within two shots of the leading quintet, with English trio Nathan Kimsey, Richard Mansell and Jordan Smith and Scotland's Scott Jamieson leading the chasing pack at four under.
The Scottish pair of Richie Ramsay and Grant Forrest head the 10-strong group at three under, however compatriot and defending champion Ewen Ferguson is at three over.
Jason Scrivener, David Micheluzzi and Daniel Gale are the best of the Australian contingent, all at even par.
Malaysian Gavin Green is part of a five-way tie at the top of a logjammed leaderboard after the first round of the BMW International Open.
Green had six birdies and a bogey in his five-under-par 67 at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried on Thursday.
China's Ding Wenyi birdied four of his final five holes - to go with an eagle, another gain and two dropped shots - in his round while Dutchman Darius van Driel signed for six birdies and a bogey to reach the summit.
France's Ugo Coussaud produced the round of the day with his flawless 67, while Englishman Marco Penge carded eight birdies, a dropped shot and double bogey.
"This course is one that I've been looking forward to coming back to," Penge said. "Personally, I feel like for a long hitter there's quite a few big advantages.
"Quite a lot of tee-shots that you can gain a lot of strokes. It's nice to be at a golf course where you can kind of let it rip a bit. And coming from last week, last week was like the polar opposite. I was really looking forward to coming here.
"Getting a PGA Tour card is my biggest goal, my main goal for the season."
Eighteen players are within two shots of the leading quintet, with English trio Nathan Kimsey, Richard Mansell and Jordan Smith and Scotland's Scott Jamieson leading the chasing pack at four under.
The Scottish pair of Richie Ramsay and Grant Forrest head the 10-strong group at three under, however compatriot and defending champion Ewen Ferguson is at three over.
Jason Scrivener, David Micheluzzi and Daniel Gale are the best of the Australian contingent, all at even par.
Malaysian Gavin Green is part of a five-way tie at the top of a logjammed leaderboard after the first round of the BMW International Open.
Green had six birdies and a bogey in his five-under-par 67 at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried on Thursday.
China's Ding Wenyi birdied four of his final five holes - to go with an eagle, another gain and two dropped shots - in his round while Dutchman Darius van Driel signed for six birdies and a bogey to reach the summit.
France's Ugo Coussaud produced the round of the day with his flawless 67, while Englishman Marco Penge carded eight birdies, a dropped shot and double bogey.
"This course is one that I've been looking forward to coming back to," Penge said. "Personally, I feel like for a long hitter there's quite a few big advantages.
"Quite a lot of tee-shots that you can gain a lot of strokes. It's nice to be at a golf course where you can kind of let it rip a bit. And coming from last week, last week was like the polar opposite. I was really looking forward to coming here.
"Getting a PGA Tour card is my biggest goal, my main goal for the season."
Eighteen players are within two shots of the leading quintet, with English trio Nathan Kimsey, Richard Mansell and Jordan Smith and Scotland's Scott Jamieson leading the chasing pack at four under.
The Scottish pair of Richie Ramsay and Grant Forrest head the 10-strong group at three under, however compatriot and defending champion Ewen Ferguson is at three over.
Jason Scrivener, David Micheluzzi and Daniel Gale are the best of the Australian contingent, all at even par.
Malaysian Gavin Green is part of a five-way tie at the top of a logjammed leaderboard after the first round of the BMW International Open.
Green had six birdies and a bogey in his five-under-par 67 at Golfclub Munchen Eichenried on Thursday.
China's Ding Wenyi birdied four of his final five holes - to go with an eagle, another gain and two dropped shots - in his round while Dutchman Darius van Driel signed for six birdies and a bogey to reach the summit.
France's Ugo Coussaud produced the round of the day with his flawless 67, while Englishman Marco Penge carded eight birdies, a dropped shot and double bogey.
"This course is one that I've been looking forward to coming back to," Penge said. "Personally, I feel like for a long hitter there's quite a few big advantages.
"Quite a lot of tee-shots that you can gain a lot of strokes. It's nice to be at a golf course where you can kind of let it rip a bit. And coming from last week, last week was like the polar opposite. I was really looking forward to coming here.
"Getting a PGA Tour card is my biggest goal, my main goal for the season."
Eighteen players are within two shots of the leading quintet, with English trio Nathan Kimsey, Richard Mansell and Jordan Smith and Scotland's Scott Jamieson leading the chasing pack at four under.
The Scottish pair of Richie Ramsay and Grant Forrest head the 10-strong group at three under, however compatriot and defending champion Ewen Ferguson is at three over.
Jason Scrivener, David Micheluzzi and Daniel Gale are the best of the Australian contingent, all at even par.
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