Olesen sets course record with 62 to lead at Tenerife Open

<p>TENERIFE, Spain &mdash; Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen set a course record with a 9-under 62 Thursday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Tenerife Open.</p>
<p>American John Catlin, the winner at the Austrian Open two weeks ago, had a chance for an even lower score after making 10 birdies on his first 13 holes. But he finished with three pars and two bogeys and settled for a 63. He was tied for second with three other players, including Garrick Higgo of South Africa, the winner at the Gran Canaria Open last week. </p>
<p>Sweden’s Alexander Bjork and South African Dean Burmester also were a shot back. </p>
<p>Olesen had 10 birdies and one bogey in his round. He also set a course record at the Gran Canaria Open with a 9-under 61 that helped him finish in a tie for fifth.</p>
<p>Joost Luiten of the Netherlands was three shots back after making a hole-in-one for the second consecutive week.</p>
<p>The European Tour will stay in Spain for the Canary Islands Championship next week. </p>
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