Ireland’s Paul McGinley is in joint third at the BMW International Open in Cologne after continuing exactly where he left off in Wales three weeks ago.
The 2002 Ryder Cup hero eagled the 577-yard 16th from 30 feet and then almost holed his approach to the difficult 456-yard last.
"It turned a good day into a great day," McGinley said. "In all my life I don't think I've been on that 16th in two before - that's new technology for you."
He finished the day one behind Australian Marcus Fraser and Paraguay's Fabrizio Zanotti.
Michael Hoey finished on three under while Simon Thornton and Shane Lowry are both on one under.
Gareth Maybin is on plus one while Damien McGrane shot a four over par 76.
England's Chris Wood staged his own version of 'The Great Escape' before starting with a seven-under-par 65.
Among a number of golfers stuck in traffic and worried they might miss their tee-off times, the 24-year-old from Bristol led a breakaway movement through the fields.
"We finally decided to leg it when we had gone one kilometre in 20 minutes - it was that bad," Wood said.
"It was about 3.5 kilometres and I was a bit sweaty when I got here, but it was worth it."
The former England international, still seeking his maiden victory on the European Tour after three runner-up finishes, grabbed no fewer than nine birdies on the Gut Larchenhof course.
There were also two bogeys on his card, however, and with a seven-under-par 65 he finished the day one behind Fraser and Zanotti.
"It was the best I've putted all year," added Wood, perhaps best known for his fifth place in the 2008 Open when still an amateur and then his tie for third the following year at Turnberry.
Colin Montgomerie, back from television commentary work in San Francisco, shot 69, but local favourite Martin Kaymer struggled with jet-lag - "I only slept for two hours," he said - and had to settle for a 71, the same as Sergio Garcia.
