British Masters: Thorbjorn Olesen, Ryan Fox share one-shot lead

Former Ryder Cup player Thorbjorn Olesen and Ryan Fox shared a one-shot lead following the first round of the British Masters on Thursday.

Both shot rounds of 66 to finish the day on six under par, while a trio of players -- Hurly Long, Richie Ramsay and Ashun Wu -- completed rounds of 67 to lie joint-third.

"It's a fun golf course to play," Fox said. "I grew up on this kind of grass as well so it fits quite nicely in my head. I kind of know what it's going to do and how it's going to react. Just go out and try and hit a couple of shots, and I did that pretty well."

Antonio Garrido, 78, who won the first event on the European Tour 50 years ago, enjoyed the honour of hitting the ceremonial tee…