KUALA LUMPUR: England’s Chris Paisley took a one-stroke clubhouse lead in the first round of the Maybank Championship in Malaysia on Thursday as top players fell off the pace.

The world number 80 posted a bogey-free round of 65, gaining a slim advantage over compatriot David Horsey as Sweden’s Henrik Stenson and China’s Li Haotong failed to set the tempo in stop-start conditions.

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