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3 players tied for 1st-round lead at Mauritius Open (The Associated Press)

BEL OMBRE, Mauritius (AP) -- Thorbjorn Olesen, Wang Jeung-hun and Carlos Pigem all opened with a 6-under 65 Thursday for a share of the first-round lead at the inaugural Mauritius Open.

The three were the early pacesetters on the Indian Ocean island in a new tournament shared by the European, Asian and South African golf tours.

Denmark's Olesen picked up six birdies in his opening nine after returning from a three-month injury layoff. South Korea's Wang had six birdies and didn't drop a shot at Heritage Golf Club at the Domaine de Bel Ombre resort on the south coast.