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Paul McGinley has carded a fabulous seven under par 65 today at Wentworth in the opening round of the 2008 BMW PGA Championship.

After a steady front nine with a pair of birdies the Irishman carded a sensational five more birdies coming home to set a new course record on the Wentworth West Course recently redesigned by Ernie Els.

Swede Robert Karlsson is one stroke behind the leader after a very good 66.

Marcus Fraser completes the leading three, the Australian carded a five under par 67.

One of the pre-tournament favourites World number nine Vijay Singh was forced to withdraw due to a rib injury, Scotland’s Pete Whiteford took his place in the lineup.

First Round Leaderboard – Leading Players

1 McGINLEY -7 18
2 KARLSSON -6 18
T3 FRASER -5 18
T3 OOSTHUIZEN -5 18
T5 HOUSTON -4 18
T5 SCHWARTZEL -4 18
T5 VANCSIK -4 18
T5 WAKEFIELD -4 18
T9 LORENZO-VERA -3 18
T9 VELASCO -3 18

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