Australia, led by the pair Brendan Jones/Richard Green, has taken the lead in the World Cup after the first day, which was played today at the Mission Hills course in Hainan, southern China. This first round was played in four-ball best ball mode. The two Australians, who each had 7 birdies and an eagle, carded a 61, 11 under par, and beat the Irish team (Graeme McDowell/Rory McIlroy) and Scotland (Stephen Gallacher/Martin Laird) by two strokes. Spain, represented by Alvaro Quiros and Miguel Angel Jimenez, shared the sixth position, tied with Colombia, Germany and Denmark, all with 65 strokes. A total of 28 national teams of two players are playing the World Golf Cup during four days, the first two in four-ball mode and the last two in foursome mode. Ranking after the first day (par 72) 1. Australia (Brendan Jones/Richard Green) 61 2. Ireland (Graeme McDowell/Rory McIlroy) 63 . Scotland (Stephen Gallacher/Martin Laird) 63 4. United States (Gary Woodland/Matt Kuchar) 64 . Netherlands (Robert-Jan Derksen/Joost Luiten) 64 6. Colombia (Manny Villegas/Camilo Villegas) 65 . Germany (Alex Cejka/Martin Kaymer) 65 . Denmark (Anders Hansen/Thorbjorn Olesen) 65 . Spain (Alvaro Quiros/Miguel Angel Jimenez) 65 10. Thailand (Kiradech Aphibarnrat/Thongchai Jaidee) 66 . France (Gregory Bourdy/Raphael Jacquelin) 66 . Sweden (Alexander Noren/Robert Karlsson) 66 . Mexico (Jose de Jesus Rodriguez/Oscar Serna) 66 . South Korea (Kim Hyung-Sung/Park Sung-Joon) 66 . England (Justin Rose/Ian Poulter) 66 . Japan (Yuta Ikeda/Tetsuji Hiratsuka) 66 . New Zealand (Gareth Paddison/Michael Hendry) 66 . Zimbabwe (Brendon de Jonge/Bruce McDonald) 66 .
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