Wales' Rhys Davies shook off the disappointment of his play-off loss in Vietnam last week to take a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open.
Davies missed out on his first professional title when he was edged out by Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee at the Hana Bank Vietnam Masters. But the 23-year-old responded in positive fashion, carding an eight-under-par 64 at the Phokeethra Country Club in Siem Reap.
He made nine birdies and just a single bogey to be a shot ahead of American Anthony King in the Asian Tour event.
"I played really well today. I just went out there, got very focused, hit a lot of good shots and was rewarded with a low score," said Davies.
"Last week was a great week too. But I can't dwell over one little shot, which I couldn't control and missed in the play-off. It's a new week, great start - and I hope it continues."
King, a two-time winner on the Asian Tour, had eight birdies and a single bogey to lie alone in second place - one stroke ahead of Indonesia's Rory Hidayat.
Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol is alone in fourth place on 67 - with compatriots Jaidee and Thaworn Wiratchant tied for fifth with Australia's Gavin Flint, Malaysia's Airil Rizman and Korea's Park Jae-bum a further shot back.
Collated first round scores in the Asian Tour Cambodian Open, Phokeethra CC, Siem Reap, Cambodia
(Par: 72)
64 Rhys Davies (Gbr)
65 Anthony Kang (USA)
66 Rory Hidayat (Ina)
67 Chawalit Plaphol (Tha)
68 Thaworn Wiratchant (Tha), Thongchai Jaidee (Tha), Gavin Flint (Aus), Airil Rizman (USA), JB Park (Kor)
69 Jason King (Aus), Thammanoon Srirot (Tha), Richard Moir (Aus), Prom Meesawat (Tha), Chang Tse-Peng (Tai), Chinnarat Phadungsil (Tha), Corey Harris (USA), Antonio Lascuna (Phi)
70 Anirban Lahiri (Ind), Scott Taylor (USA), Thanyakorn Klongpa (Tha), Steven Tiley (Gbr), Jochen Lupprian (Ger), Juvic Pagunsan (Phi), Kim Nam-Kang (Kor), Mars Pucay (Phi), Mardan Mamat (Ina)
71 Mo Joong-Kyung (Kor), Lin Wen-Hong (Tai), Marcus Both (Aus), Jerome Delariarte (Phi), Guido Van Der Valk (Ned), Danny Chia (USA), Gaganjeet Bhullar (Ind), Sung Mao-Chang (Tai), Simon Dunn (Gbr), Stephen Scahill (Aus), Pijit Petchkasem (Tha), Anis Helmi Hassan (USA), Zaw Moe (Tai), Will Yanagisawa (USA), Wu Ashun (Chn), Artemio Murakami (Phi)
72 Bryan Saltus (USA), Baaz Mann (Ind), Craig Smith (Gbr), Wittawat Sae-Ung (Tha), Unho Park (Aus), Ross Bain (Gbr), Shang Lei (Chn), Ronnachai Jamnong (Tha), Frankie Minoza (Phi), David Freeman (Hkg), Henry Epstein (Aus), Kodai Ichihara (Jpn), Kwanchai Tannin (Tha), Martin Rominger (Swi), Nakul Vijityuthasart (Tha), Neven Basic (Aus)
73 M.Murugiah (Ina), Lam Chih-Bing (Ina), S.Murthy (USA), Park Jun Won (Kor), Pornsakon Tipsanit (Tha), Wisut Artjanawat (Tha), Adam Groom (Aus), Choengchai Panpumpo (Tha), Chou Hung-Nan (Tai), Atthaphon Prathumanee (Tha)
74 Yasin Ali (Gbr), S. Siva Chandhran (USA), Steven Tan (USA), Somsak Khaopratoom (Tha), Sujjan Singh (Ind), Jay Bayron (Phi), Iain Steel (USA), Himmat Singh Rai (Ind), Harmeet Kahlon (Ind), Digvijay Singh (Ind), Feroz Ali (Ind), Nick Redfern (Gbr)
75 Nguyen Thai Duong (Vie), Mark Mouland (Gbr), Khor Kheng-Hwai (USA), Hironori Yoshida (Jpn), Jakkapong Juntavara (Tha), Gary Simpson (Aus), Somboon Leelhathitikul (Tha), Sattaya Supupramai (Tha), Pavit Tangkamolprasert (Tha), Piya Swangarunporn (Tha), Pornpong Phatlum (Tha), Annop Tangkamolprasert (Tha), Baek Seuk Hyun (Kor), Chen Po-Ming (Tai)
76 Hsu Mong-Nan (Tai), Goh Kun Yang (Ina), Dinesh Chand (Fij), Marvin Dumandan (Phi)
77 Olle Nordberg (Swe), Blair Wilson (Aus), Chang Hong-Wei (Tai), Varut Chomchalam (Tha), Rashid Ismail (USA), Tran De Luy Nyat (Vie)
78 Siriwong Suwarnasri (Tha), Vuttipong Puangkaew (Tha), Weng Young-Tien (Tai), Anusorn Songserm (Tha), Adam Le Vesconte (Aus), Amandeep V. Johl (Ind), Borworn Chaisri (Tha), Panuwat Muenlek (Tha), Namchoak Tantipokakul (Tha), Hong Chia Yuh (Tai)
79 Lim Eng Seng (USA), Mike Cunning (USA)
80 Gary Kwek (Ina), Shaifubari Muda (USA)
81 Seng Van Seiha (Cam)
82 Joakim Renstrom (Swe)
84 Puriphat Saeghirun (Tha)
85 Richard Skye Neal (Gbr)
86 Kem Samreach (Cam)
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