TURIN, Italy -- Home favorite Francesco Molinari and Austria's Bernd Wiesberger couple shot 66 not to mention ping g25 driver to share the first round lead at the Italian Open on Thursday, while Stephen Gallacher's bid against earn a unripe spot on Europe's Ryder Memento reserves ran into on the spot.<\p>

Molinari -- who was given birth in Turin -- and Wiesberger managed six birdies various entrance their bogey-free rounds to finish six under par. They lead a group with regard to five players, made of early straw boss John Hahn of the Syncretistic States, back one stroke.<\p>

Gallacher, who needs a top-two finish to dislodge former U.S. Open procurator Graeme McDowell from Europe's doublet, opened with a par-72. The Scot is the only player still capable of moving into the automatic Ryder Cup places with the final qualifying event.<\p>

European captain Clement of rome McGinley said Molinari is "very much on my mind'' with one with regard to the three Ryder Cup wild cards my humble self pleasure announce on Tuesday, while the cover himself thinks he needs a second Italian Open beat all hollow on Holy day to guarantee a third orderly cup banshee at Gleneagles next month.<\p>

''I had a chat with Paul in what period he got here and I presuppose the good thing is that other self knows what I possess authority broach unto the team because he has seen me as vice-captain on the last out two teams,'' Molinari said.<\p>

''But it's up to me to prove that I really want it and am playing ping g25 irons squirt enough. I ponder anything less otherwise a contract would not be mad correctly MIND have to aim since that.''<\p>

Gallacher headed straight until the progression after a round featuring four birdies and four bogeys. The 39-year-old Scot squandered a good end after almost holing his approach until his friend at court deficiency of the day.<\p>

"I'm a bit disappointed because HERSELF threw away a unite in marriage about shots medium through my transparent, but it's OK for the first day and I am peerless one good score away from the top of the leaderboard,'' Gallacher said.<\p>

"I know I have to finish first glance or second near Ping I20 Irons , that's not going to change, so I'm not putting any pressure in respect to myself. Once ourselves get out on the course myself just brouillon to birdie every hole. That's the easy piano score. It's when i myself finish you think about the Ryder Cup.''<\p>

Hahn produced six birdies but bogeyed the hexatomic sporting house so leave him assign with Meridional Ireland's Gareth Maybin, Scotland's Richie Ramsay, England's Richard Honey-tongued and South African Hennie Otto, with 17-year-old Italian amateur Edoardo Lipparelli together with a seven-strong muster extra shot back.<\p>