VERSAILLES (France), Sept 11: Retief Goosen missed out on the St-Nom-la-Breteche course record but an eight-under-par 63 earned the South African a one-stroke lead in the Lancome Trophy first round on Thursday.

Goosen bogeyed the last after bunkering his approach, but a scintillating run of an eagle and five birdies took him a stroke clear of Swede Mikael Lundberg.

Leading first round scores

63 - Retief Goosen (RSA)

64 - Mikael Lundberg (SWE)

65 - Simon Wakefield

66 - Paul McGinley, Terry Price (AUS), Carlos Rodiles (SPA), Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL)

67 - Jorge Berendt (ARG), Peter Fowler (AUS), Ian Poulter, Mark Pilkington, Zane Scotland, Marcus Frazer (AUS)

68 - Santiago Luna (SPA), Brett Rumford (AUS), Andrew Coltart, Padraig Harrington, Bradley Dredge, Kenneth Ferrie, Robert-Jan Derksen (NED), Titch Moore (RSA), Maarten Lafeber (NED), Markus Brier (AUT), Colin Montgomerie, Eduardo Romero (ARG), Mark McNulty (ZIM), Richard Bland, Darren Fichardt (RSA), Charl Schwartzel (RSA), Sebastien Delangrange (FRA), Jamie Donaldson.—Reuters