 The Asian tour began its UK summer swing with the international series England a new venue for the Asian tour close house and lovely Northumberland in the northeast of England the local hero Lee Westwood the course is here bear his name Opened up with a one under par 70 with the help of Playing with him Ian polter in fact both their sons were playing in the tournament as well This was Polter finishing off at the ninth with a birdie pot Slightly disappointing day for the man who leads both orders of merits on the Asian tour and the ogle tree of the u.s This was his second into the 15th Didn't quite hold too many pots today though in the end a 72 one over par Meanwhile India's anaban Lahiri struggling a little bit with a back injury which makes his one under par 70 All the more impressive a little pitch here at 16 to set up a birdie Kieran Vincent from Zimbabwe won the last international series event in Vietnam back in April And a good start too for Kieran whose brother scott won international series england a year ago 69 for 200 this at the 11th But nobody played more impressive golf today at times than Jason Colcrack the american with this for a birdie at 17 Didn't have a bogey on the card 67 for under par As we come towards the end of the opening day The man at the top of the leaderboard is Thailand's Saric Sawanarut six birdies on the card This was a pot for eagle at the eighth Didn't quite manage to hold this one got a solid birdie 66 for five under and it's Sawanarut who leads in england