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Paul Casey defied conditions and a golf course that was difficult to maintain the lead as the American trio struggled on day one at the Porsche European Open. Casey birdied five of the last eight holes at the Green Eagle Golf Club in Hamburg to cover a high-quality, six-under 66 and earn a one-shot lead within an in-form Matthias Schwab, while Xander Schauffele, Patrick Reed and Matt Kuchar all ended the round over par. Schauffele is best put on one over, with Kuchar and Reed, who birdied the last three holesone stroke further back, though a two-over 74 was nevertheless good enough for a place in the top 50 as just 22 players conquer the level of 72. That was an indicator of how good Casey's 66 was, the Englishman opening with a birdie before hitting from his lone bogey of the round in the sixth with an strategy to the seventh and a putt to match. Casey picked up a second shot at the long 11th prior to creating back-to-back birdies at 13 and 14 and, though he was not able to make the most of the long 15th, he atoned in the 16th and 18th in an unusual closing stretch where three of the last four holes would be par-fives. The Ryder Cup star will sleep on the outright lead ahead of Schwab, who continued to create the form that has earned the finishes at the Czech Republic and Switzerland in which he led a field after an opening 63. Schwab's card featured four birdies and an eagle at the 15th, while dropping just 1 shot a day in which just two players returned bogey-free rounds, although he was not able to create his four at the ninth - his last - since he settled for second spot ahead of Ben Stow, Bob MacIntyre and Max Rottluff. The goal that was first was place by stow below despite starting his around with a six at the 10th, the Englishman enjoying an amazing comeback using an eagle at 15 and four birdies because he belied his lowly ranking of 274th over the Race to Dubai. Rising Scottish talent MacIntyre, runner-up twice this season and sixth at The 148th Open, rolled in his sixth birdie putt of the day in the ninth to complete his 68, while the highlight of Rottluff's opener was a pitch in for an eagle-two in the seventh as he led the home battle. England's Ben Evans birdied three of his final five holes to coincide with the 69s of both Alex Bjork along with Lucas Herbert, but Schauffele, Reed and Kuchar have some ground to make up after all made inconsistent starts. Schauffele started with a six at the 10th but made five birdies in seven holes round a blemish in the 16th because he attained two under in the turn, however the world No 9 - that the highest-ranked participant in the field this week - blotted his card three times around the front nine and also didn't add to his own birdie tally because he signed for a 73. Kuchar birdied the final to go back a 74, while former champions winner Reed endured a torrid beginning when he triple-bogeyed the next and was five over with three to play with, but he dug deep into birdie 16, 17 and 18 to overthrow a 74 and offer himself some positive momentum to take into his early beginning on Friday. Read more: http://classicsounds.pl/which-nfl-quarterback-will-throw-the-most-interceptions-this-season-2/