Fox in 3-way tie with Hend, Ormsby

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Ben Fox of the USA reaped the benefits of extra hours in the gym when he shot a sparkling eight-under-par 64 to share Thursday's first round lead at the Zaykabar Myanmar Open presented by Air Bagan. TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Iron Set


Fox posted a flawless round that contained eight birdies but he will have to share the lead heading in to Friday's second round.

He was matched at the Royal Mingalardon Golf and Country Club by Australians Scott Hend, who has won once on the Asian Tour and former European and Nationwide Tour player Wade Ormsby .

Chinnarat Phadungsil of Thailand, a three-time Asian Tour winner, was a further shot back, tied with Asian Tour graduate Kim Gi-whan of Korea.

Fox, who is searching for his first Asian Tour victory, credited some hard TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Iron Set
in the gym during the off-season to his fast start.

"I worked hard in the off-season. I don't like working out during the season but during the break I was hitting it hard in the gym and on the practice range. I tried to get a little bit stronger in the gym and it is showing because I'm hitting it 10 or 15 yards further this year," the 24-year-old said.

Playing in his third year on the Asian Tour, Fox made a 25-feet chip-in birdie from the edge of the seventh hole to tie for the lead.

"It was one of my goals coming into the year to get off to a good start more frequently. It is nice to kind of do that in the first week. Obviously, you just don't plan on shooting eight-under, but it was a nice round. I got off to a good start and just kept TaylorMade Burner 2.0 Iron Set
going," said Fox, who missed only two greens in regulation today.