Harrington draws first blood

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Harrington hit back from a bogey on the short third with birdies at the fifth, sixth and eighth for a two-under-par outward 32.

Further birdies came on the 11th and 12th but the Dubliner then bogeyed the 13th and 15th before grabbing his sixth birdie at the 376-yard 16th.

Cabrera, who on Sunday lost to Ernie Els in the final of the HSBC World Match Play at Wentworth, moved onto Harrington's heels with a closing birdie four, while Jim Furyk and Masters champion Zach Johnson, four over after five holes, recorded one-over 71s.

"I managed to hole the right putts at the right time," Harrington said. "So obviously I'm pleased where I am.

"However, I feel like I need to play a little better tee-to-green because, you know, you can't rely on holing all of the putts that I did."