Min-kyu Han hit a nine-under-par 62 to open up a four-stroke lead after the first round of the Australian PGA Championship.
1,000-1 shot romps to top of leaderboard after opening 62
Korea's Min-kyu Han hit a nine-under-par 62 to put local stars in the shade and open up a four-stroke lead after the first round of the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum.
The 25-year-old, who was rated a 1,000-1 shot coming into the tournament, made 11 birdies and needed just 21 putts in his round.
Australian Ryan Haller was the best of the rest on five under, while his countrymen Stuart Appleby, Matt Griffin, Scott Strange, Andrew Dodt and Henry Epstein are locked in a tie for third place on four under.
New Australian Open champion Adam Scott stands alongside countrymen Greg Chalmers, Stephen Dartnall and Bronson La'Cassie, Kiwi Tim Wilkinson and Shih-ching Chan of Chinese Taipei - all having carded 68s.
Making his first professional appearance in Australia, Han made birdies at his first four holes after teeing off from the 10th, and further birdies at 16 and 17 took him two clear.
He then made his only blemishes of the day at the 18th and first to drop back into a share of the lead with Griffin.
However, another run of five birdies in six holes, including four on the trot from the fourth, took him well clear.
"I feel like almost in heaven," Han said. "It's not easy (out there), it is a very good course.
"Maybe I'm like Tiger Woods today," he added.
Meanwhile, Haller, who recently came within a stroke of earning a Japanese Tour card for 2010, recovered from a dropped shot at the first to post six birdies.
Aggressive
Also starting on the 10th, Scott appeared headed for a low score when he collected four birdies to the turn but a mixed front nine that included three bogeys prevented a better finish.
"I got off to a great start and just didn't keep it going," he said.
"Like everyone I've only played those new holes a couple of times and I ran into some problems there so I may need to rethink my strategies on them over the next couple of days and maybe not be quite as aggressive.
"I felt like I could have had a much better round but it's okay, it's a solid start and something to build on."
Elsewhere, Paul Marantz, Aaron Townsend and Jason Norris are at two under thanks to 69s while defending champion Geoff Ogilvy, 2006 winner Nick O'Hern, triple champion Robert Allenby and Jarrod Lyle are among those tied for 17th on one-under.
