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Matthew Jordan produced a back-nine birdie blitz to sign for an opening 65 and share the lead with fellow Englishman Marcus Armitage after the first round of the weather-affected Porsche Singapore Classic.

After persistent rain meant no play was possible on Thursday, the first round eventually got under way on Friday morning, with the event officially being reduced to 54 holes shortly afterwards.

Morning starter Armitage set the early clubhouse target after firing an eagle, six birdies and a bogey in his 65 -7 before an impressive burst of scoring saw Jordan briefly take over at the top in the afternoon.

He said: "I’ve had a few weeks off, so to come back and to come out the blocks firing, it’s pretty cool."

Having made four birdies and a bogey on the front nine, Jordan caught fire after the turn as he reeled off five birdies in a row to lead the way on -8

But he found the water at the par-three 17th and had to settle for a bogey there, despite going close to holing from the drop zone for what would have been a miracle par save.

Jordan said: "It was enjoyable. Of course, when you shoot a score like that, it’s great.

"I hit it close, that was probably the main thing for today with these greens. If you can have some decent wedge play shots, then you can work it through the tee and access some pinch and that’s what I was able to do.

"The fact that it’s 54 holes doesn’t really change anything I do. You’ve got emphasis on having a good start, because you get behind the eight ball a bit and then you are struggling, you don’t have as much time. That was nice to do that today."

Haotong Li was among the big group one shot back in a T3 alongside Jordan Smith, Manuel Elvira, Callum Shinkwin and Adrien Saddier all with -6 66.

Scotland's Robert MacIntyre who flew 22 hours from Miami, began play on the10th and went out in +5 42 with 3 bogey's and a double, however he rallied with 4 birdies on his last nine to get in with +1 73, a remarkable round.

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Bryan Angus (edit)