Poulter leads Dunlop golf tournament

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MIYAZAKI (AFP) — Ian Poulter rolled in five birdies against no bogey to share a three-way lead after the first round of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament Thursday, in a solid start to the end of his winless season.

British Open champion Padraig Harrington started his defence of the title in an erratic fashion as he eagled his first hole but fired four birdies against four bogeys to hole out three strokes off the pace.

"It was nice, real solid, very happy. I've done some good work on the range this week, and it's all good," said the 31-year-old Poulter, tied with South Korea's Kim Kyung-Tae and Toshinori Muto of Japan at five-under-par 65.

"The greens are sneaky quick," added the Englishman, who missed two greens in regulation, both with a 25-foot bunker shot. "I...