Goosen fires rest of world into Goodwill Trophy lead

SHANGHAI, Nov 13 (Reuters) Rest of the world skipper Retief Goosen and Michael Campbell helped their team to a 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 lead over Europe and the US after the first day of the inaugural Goodwill Trophy in Shenzhen today.

The South African and his New Zealander partner finished 5 and 4 winners over Europe and US captain Colin Montgomerie and Chris DiMarco in the foursomes at the Mission Hills Golf Club.

South Korea's K J Choi and Thai Thongchai Jaidee earned a 3 and 2 victory over Briton Paul Casey and Spain's Alejandro Canizares while Swede Henrik Stenson and Briton Bradley Dredge won a point back for the Ryder Cup countries by beating Australians Paul Sheehan and Peter Senior 4 and 3.

China's Zhang Lianwei and Jeev Milkha Singh of India shared the spoils after finishing all square with Britons Luke Donald and Nick Dougherty in their match.

The tournament, which will be held next year at the Celtic Manor course in Wales, concludes with the singles matches tomorrow.

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