Teen leads Malaysian Open at 10-under-par

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Noh Seung-yul, just 17, shot a 10-under-par 62 Thursday for one shot lead after one round of the Malaysian Open, an Asian stop for the European golf tour.

Noh had an eagle, nine birdies and a bogey in his round. That was just better than his playing partner, Alexander Noren, who was in second at 9-under. Jean-Francois Lucquin and Liang Wen-chong were tied for third at 7-under 65.

Noh started his round on the back nine, rolling in a 45-foot birdie putt on his first hole and also birdied No. 11. He added three birdies in a four hold span and made the turn in 5-under.

He had three birdies on the first four holes of the front side before slipping with a bogey at No. 5. Noh answered that with an eagle at the par 5 seventh hole and went to 10-under with a birdie at No. 8.

Noren started his round with four consecutive birdies and was 6-under after eight holes. Consecutive birdies at Nos. 2 and 3 put him at 8-under and he had a final birdie at No. 7 put couldn't keep pace with Noh.