Renato Paratore and Max Orrin are tied for the lead at the 2017 Nordea Masters following Thursday's opening round after shooting five-under 68 at Barseback Golf & Country Club in Malmo, Sweden.
The early tournament leaderboard is filled with unheralded contenders. Scott Hend (-2) is the only golfer in 10th place or better after the first round ranked inside the top 100. More notable players, like the Swedish tandem of Henrik Stenson (E) and Alex Noren (+2), have a lot of work to do Friday.
Here's a look at the top performers from Round 1:
T-1 (-5): Renato Paratore; Max Orrin
T-3 (-4): Jamie Donaldson; Bradley Dredge
T-5 (-3): Benjamin Hebert; Eddie Pepperell; Haotong Li
T-8 (-2): Scott Hend; Jose-Filipe Lima; Ashun Wu; Sebastian Soderberg; S.