Cormac Sharvin sits just three shots off the lead at Porsche European Open after an opening round of 71.
The 28-year-old will begin the second round chasing Thomas Detry after the Belgian carded a remarkable second nine of 29.
Detry made four closing birdies in a 68 to get to four under as fans were present at a European Tour event on European soil for the first time since October 2019, in a tournament starting on a Saturday and being played over 54 holes due to potential quarantine issues for players, caddies and staff from the UK.
Sharvin finished one shot ahead of Jonathan Caldwell who carded a level-par round of 72.
The 7,603-yard layout just south of Hamburg is regarded as one of the toughest on tour but Scotland's Law and England's Chesters impressed to sit at three under alongside Swede Alexander Bjork and China's Wu Ashun.
Luckily for Detry, he believes a tougher course suits his game and the 28-year-old was feeling confident as he went in search of a first solo victory on a top-tier tour.
"It's very major," he said. "I played the US PGA two weeks ago and it's a similar approach, you have to drive it on the fairway otherwise it's really penalising.
"In a way that's golf that suits me a bit more, I tend to struggle on easy courses where you're forced to make birdies otherwise you're losing ground, and it's a completely different approach on this golf course.
"I'm very pleased with the way I've been playing. I hit 12 fairways today, some really good golf so I'm pleased with it and I'm looking forward to the next couple of days."
