PGA European Tour Leaderboard: Nordea Masters 2015 Round 1 Recap, Henrik Stenson 3 Strokes Behind Lead [VIDEO]

The first day of the 2015 Nordea Masters came to a close on Thursday, with Jens Dantorp, Marcus Kinhult and Chris Paisley grabbing a share of the lead.

Thomas Pieters, Lee Slattery, Benjamin Hebert and three others round out the top nine. Below is a recap of the first day's events (via Irish Times).

Tough bunker shot you say? Not for Henrik. https://t.co/RoqzrRhfte

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What They're Saying

Marcus Kinhult: "It's pretty special to play in a European Tour event and to be playing here in Sweden. It was solid from tee to green and I made a lot of putts, for birdie and par. The putter was pretty hot on the back nine. I did not expect much, just to have a great week and gain some experience. That's what I'm here for. So far, so good. I hope I can keep this up and make a lot of birdies."

Lee Slattery: "We seem to have had a lot of wind the last few weeks and it was more of the same today. After last week it felt a bit easier, but four under is still a good score. We can't get out of the waterproofs; the last few weeks have been really tricky and certainly will have toughened us up for the next stretch of events. It's so easy to under-club here, as there's nothing to stop the wind."

And we're off. Lucas Bjerregaard gets the #NordeaMasters started. Follow: https://t.co/bdiw567kHR pic.twitter.com/fzAqpfQhH8

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Ongoing Leaderboard

Position	Golfer	To Par	Thursday's Score
T1	Jens Dantorp	-5	67
T1	Marcus Kinhult	-5	67
T1	Chris Paisley	-5	67
T4	Thomas Pieters	-4	68
T4	Lee Slattery	-4	68
T4	Benjamin Hebert	-4	68
T4	Maximilian Kieffer	-4	68
T4	Sebastian Soderberg	-4	68
T4	Adrian Otaegui	-4	68* (after 16)
10	Hennie Otto	-3	69