Teen star Manassero equals Andalucia course record

Italian teenager Matteo Manassero carded an eight-under-par 64 to equal the course record and snatch the lead in the opening round of the Andalucia Open on Thursday. The 18-year-old had nine birdies and just one bogey to carve out an early lead, with South Africa's Hennie Otto and Spain's Eduardo de la Riva three shots off the pace. Manassero enjoys the Spanish conditions -- in 2010, he became the youngest ever winner on the European Tour when he triumphed in Castellon. "You need to put the ball in play and then do well around the greens. It's a course that suits me pretty well," said Manassero, who still has an outside chance of making the Masters next month. Manassero, who also captured the 2011 European Tour event in Malaysia, played the Masters in 2010 after qualifying as British amateur champion