Waring shares British Masters lead as Hatton frustrated

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-5 J Ko (Fra), P Waring (Eng); -4 J Campillo, T Lawrence

Selected: -3 T Hatton (Eng), J Smith (Eng), L Canter (Eng), A Wilson (Eng), S Gallacher (Sco)

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England's Paul Waring holds a stock of nan lead pinch Ko Jeong-weon of France aft nan first information of nan British Masters.

Waring deed 7 birdies and 2 bogeys astatine The Belfry for a five-under-par 67.

Compatriot and two-time Ryder Cup victor Tyrell Hatton missed nan chance to beryllium conscionable 1 changeable disconnected nan lead arsenic he deed a bogey connected nan last.

He signed for a 3 nether 69 and is successful a stock of 5th pinch a group of respective players that includes England's Jordan Smith, Laurie Canter, Andrew Wilson and Scotland's Stephen Gallacher.

"You'd alternatively deed it retired to 20 aliases 30 feet and 2 putt," Hatton said aft missing a short par putt connected nan last.

"You deed an unreal bunker changeable and past miss from three-and-a-half feet, it's annoying."

Hatton is playing connected nan DP World Tour aft appealing against nan sanctions imposed for playing LIV Golf events without permission.

South Africa's Thriston Lawrence and Spain's Jorge Campillo are a changeable disconnected nan lead aft matching rounds of 68.