Nordea Masters 2016: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

Six players held a share of the lead at the close of play on Thursday at the 2016 Nordea Masters in Stockholm. 

Clement Berardo, Andrew Johnston, Sebastien Gros, Scott Henry, Marc Warren and Florian Fritsch all sit on five-under after a close first day of play, and eight players are just one shot behind.

Here is the leaderboard and a roundup of the day's action:

Pos	Player	To Par	Round 1
T1	Clement Berardo	-5	67
T1	Andrew Johnston	-5	67
T1	Sebastien Gros	-5	67
T1	Scott Henry	-5	67
T1	Marc Warren	-5	67
T1	Florian Fritsch	-5	67
T7	Lee Westwood	-4	68
T7	Ross Fisher	-4	68
T7	Alexander Bjork	-4	68
T7	Matt Wallace	-4	68

The full leaderboard can be found at the European Tour's official website.

Thursday Recap

Berardo hit a staggering nine birdies in his opening round, but four bogeys cost him what would have been a commanding lead over the field.

The Frenchman dropped shots at the third, 11th, 13th and 16th, but an otherwise magnificent round ensured him a share of the lead. The European Tour picked out his birdie at the eighth as one of the highlights of the day (44 seconds into the video):

Meanwhile, in stark contrast, Johnston and Henry managed to complete their rounds without a single blemish on their cards.

Johnston made gains at the 11th, 15th and 17th, and then he bookended his back nine with two more birdies.

He picked up a single shot on the first hole, though it could have been even better:

Three birdies and an eagle at the 13th capped a similarly positive start for Henry. Per the European Tour, he did find himself in a spot of bother at one point, though:

However, that didn't stop the Scot from salvaging the hole with an exceptional recovery:

A well-timed eagle at the eighth for Gros saw him cancel out a double-bogey on the hole prior, and while he also dropped a shot at the 14th, he picked up six birdies along the way.

His excellent driving was undoubtedly a factor:

With the likes of Lee Westwood, Ross Fisher and Matthew Fitzpatrick among the group at four-under and defending champion Alex Noren a shot behind them, it's incredibly tight so far.

The pack should separate somewhat heading into the weekend, but for now, it's anyone's to win.