An Byeong-hun and Lee Tae-hun got off to a fresh start in their bid to win the LIV Golf UK event, which carries total prize money of $30 million.
An carded a 5-under-par 67 in the first round held on the 23rd at the JCB Golf and Country Club (par 72) in Rochester, England, combining six birdies with one bogey.
Lee Tae-hun, a Canadian-Korean playing on a wild card, also recorded a 5-under-par 67 alongside An, posting one eagle, five birdies and two bogeys.
The two players sat in a tie for fifth, six strokes behind sole leader Lucas Herbert of Australia, who carded an 11-under-par 61.
An played on the U.S. PGA Tour through last season before moving to LIV Golf this year. He has no wins on the PGA Tour but has claimed two career victories on the DP World Tour. His best individual finish on LIV Golf was a tie for ninth at the Riyadh event in February this year.
Lee Tae-hun, who has played on LIV Golf since this season after topping the LIV Golf Promotions, recorded his best finish as a runner-up at the Singapore event in March.
Song Young-han, who also competed, finished the first round tied for 22nd at 1-under-par 71, while Moon Do-yeop, Kim Min-kyu and Korean-American Anthony Kim ended tied for 38th at 1-over-par 73.
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States moved into solo second at 8-under-par 64, trailing the leader by three strokes.
