Derksen takes clubhouse lead

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Derksen fired eight birdies in a bogey-free round at The Vines Resort and Country Club to finish the morning a shot ahead of Mardan Mamat of Singapore and two in front of English pair Lee Westwood and John Bickerton and Ireland's Damien McGrane.

"It's a good start and it's always nice to have - it's as simple as that - but there's a lot of golf to be played," said Derksen, who has not won on the European Tour since the 2005 Madeira Island Open.

New Zealand's Danny Lee carded a five-under 67 to join Ireland's Peter Lawrie, Spain's Ignacio Garrido, Clint Rice of Australia and Hiroyuki Fujita in a tie for sixth.