The Australian team of Adam Scott and Marc Leishman could only manage one birdie in tough, windy conditions to be five shots back after the opening round of the golf World Cup.
Leishman missed a par attempt on the final hole at Kingston Heath on Thursday as the Australians signed for a two-over-par 74 in the alternate-shot format.
Rafael Cabrera Bello birdied the final hole for a 69, giving him and Spanish teammate Jon Rahim a one-shot lead over Americans Ricky Fowler and Jimmy Walker, French duo Victor Dubuisson and Romain Langasque and China's Wu Ashan and Li Haotong.