Marc Warren takes 1st-round lead in Kuala Lumpur

Danny Willet of England follows his shot on the sixteenth hole during the first day of Maybank Championship golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Marc Warren overcame a missed cut last week to shoot a 9-under 63 and take a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Maybank Championship on Thursday.

The Scotsman, a three-time winner on the European Tour, nearly lost his playing card last year but a fifth-place finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship set up a strong finish to 2016.

Thai teenager Phachara Khongwatmai was in second place after a 65, one stroke ahead of a group of six which included…