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Bjorn shares lead in Indonesian Masters

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This handout picture taken and released by the Asian Tour on April 23, 2015 shows Thomas Bjorn of Denmark playing a shot during the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters golf tournament in Jakarta (AFP Photo/Arep Kulal)

Denmark's Thomas Bjorn shot a six-under-par 66 to share the first-round lead in the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters on Thursday, while former world number one Lee Westwood of England was in joint seventh place after a disappointing start.

Bjorn, who is seeking his first win in Asia, overcame hot and humid conditions by trading seven birdies against one bogey to tie for the lead in his debut appearance in the $750,000 Asian Tour event.