Morten Hedegaard and Jakob Espelund from Denmark share the lead after round 1 of the La Rioja Alta Open near Logrono Spain. Both players carded rounds of 2 under on the 6466 meter long course. Hedegaard after the round said he hit the ball solid all day but missed many birdie chances but feels confident going into the next 2 days. His countryman Jakob Espelund had 4 birdies on his day but had bogeys on 8 and 13 to tie his Danish colleauge. Ramsus Hjelm (DEN) and John Blanks (ENG) are both 1 shot back at -1.

All players are totally impressed with the terrific condition of the course presented at La Rioja Alta as the Hi5 pro tour finds itself for the first time in the famous wine area.