Green and Connell set the Honda pace

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Mar 2010, 22:33 BST

AUSTRALIA’S Nathan Green and American Michael Connell fired five-under 65s to share the first round lead at the Honda Classic on Thursday, while Yang Yong-eun opened his title defence with a dreadful nine-over 79.

Green and Connell both returned bogey-free rounds to lead Colombia’s Camilo Villegas, Briton Oliver Wilson and Brazil’s Alex Rocha by a stroke.

Fiji’s Vijay Singh lurked one shot further adrift on three-under 67 with Americans DJ Trahan and Bubba Watson.