Alvaro Quiros and Mark Foster share the early lead at the Portugal Masters after both produced six under par rounds of 66 at Oceânico Victoria Golf Course.
The pair were a shot clear of four players on five under par, with Swedens Martin Erlandsson. Andrew McLardy of South Africa, Dane Søren Kjeldsen and Englands Sam Walker all going well.
Quiros reached the turn in a six under par 30 as the Spaniard got off to a flying start.
Starting at the tenth this morning, Quiros birdied his opening three holes in a dream start.
He picked up another shot at the short 314 yard par four 15th before back to back birdies at the 17th and 18th.
A bogey at the long par five fifth set him back but he produced a birdie at the par three eighth.
Foster also started on the tenth tee and picked his first shot up at the par five 12th.
He registered back to back birdies at the 14th and 15th but bogeyed the 207 yard par three 16th.
Consecutive birdies came at the second and par five third before he picked up another at the fifth.
A three at the 509 yard par four seventh ensured the 33 year old from Worksop held a share of the clubhouse lead.
Out on the course Graeme McDowell and Barry Lane are both four under having played 15 and 14 holes respectively.
In the race for The European Order of Merit Robert Karlsson is three under par after 15 holes and Lee Westwood lies one under through 15.
