Griffiths on the move in Korea

Griffiths opened with a birdie three on the par-four first before a two on the par-three third saw the 34-year-old join joint overnight leader Tony Carolan at the top of the leaderboard.

Australian Carolan opened with a birdie four on the 10th, his first, and was also six under through four holes, while England's Oliver Fisher carded three birdies in his opening 10 holes to move to five under.

Ireland's Paul McGinley was also on five under, after one birdie and nine pars through 10 holes, alongside Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng and joint overnight leader Mikko Ilonen.

Finn Ilonen, Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell and India's Jeev Milkha Singh, who both carded first round 68s, begin their second rounds this afternoon.

The Pinx Golf Club on Jeju Island, 60 miles off the Korean peninsula, is notorious for blustery conditions and tournament referee Miguel Vidaor was forced to suspend the scheduled start time of 7.15am (22.15 GMT) for two hours 15 minutes.

The course, which endured snow fall last week, is hosting its first tournament since major renovations to extend it to 7,345 yards and has been praised by leading professionals.

The wind did not seem to have an adverse affect on many of the early starters, with England's Paul Broadhurst, who was two under for the day through 10 holes, and Australia's Adam Blyth among those moving to four under.

Australia's Scott Hend, who was in contention following an opening round 68, endured a nightmare morning, with three bogeys and a double bogey contributing to a 41 on the back nine, his opening stretch, to fall back to one over through 11 holes.