Sheshan International GC offered little resistance Thursday, as 59 players broke par in the opening round of the WGC-HSBC Champions, led by Branden Grace's 9-under 63. Here's how things stand going into the second round in Shanghai.
Leaderboard: Branden Grace (-9), Kevin Kisner (-8), Steven Bowditch (-8), Thorbjorn Olesen (-8), Danny Willett (-7), Patrick Reed (-7), Dustin Johnson (-7)
What it means: Grace continued his stellar play this year, which has seen him finish T-4 in the U.S. Open, third in the PGA and T-20 in the Open Championship - all career bests - and go 5-0-0 for the International team in the Presidents Cup.