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Fri 03 Mar 2007Lawrie makes most of run on the easier trackEuropean and US Tours: China's Liang Wen-chong and Australia's Marcus Fraser fired bogey-free eight-under-par 64s to share a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Singapore Masters.Teeing off in one of the first groups on the less demanding Classic Course, the 28-year-old Liang reached the turn on three-under after a bogey-free 33, before storming ahead of the field with a run of five birdies over six holes.