As it happens: emiratesaustralianopen.com.au will blog all of the action, as it happens, on every day of the 2012 Emirates Australian Open. 6:57pm – Thursday December 6 Be sure to check out the front page for our Round 1 Recap and more from our Experts as the opening day comes to a close here at The Lakes in Sydney. Remember you can get all the live scores and news via our iPhone App – download the Official Emirates Australian Open App here and don&apost forget to join in the conversation via our Social Hub. ==== 6:20pm – Thursday December 6 Well the player to watch this afternoon has been Brendan Jones and he finished off the day with a birdie on what has been a difficult 18th Hole due to the breeze leaving many players a club short of the green. Jones ends his day with a 4-under 68, including 7 birdies. The final groups are in the home stretch now as Round 1 comes to a close. 5:40pm – Thursday December 6 Brendan Jones loses momentum with a bogey on 16… back to 3-under and a tie for 6th. The final groups are approaching the 18th, we&aposll track down some more recent pictures of the Par 3 hole shortly. ==== 4:55pm – Thursday December 6 Brendan Jones is now in a tie for 2nd at 4-under after his 6th birdie of Rd1 on 15. Can he move within a shot of Senden (-6)? Bruce Young examines the curious absence of Jones at this event in recent years. ==== 4:55pm – Thursday December 6 Marcus Fraser just aced the 15th… yes, we have a Hole in One people! He&aposs also jumped to 3-under with 3 to play. Genius! ==== 4:44pm – Thursday December 6 Great news thanks to you out there on the course and following The Emirates Australian Open at home – our iPhone App just went to #1 in Australia. Get it now to find out why – download the Official Emirates Australian Open App here ==== 4:10pm – Thursday December 6 The view up to the 18th hole… as we pass 4pm, no one still on course is any closer than 3 shots behind our leader John Senden at 6-under. ==== 3:30pm – Thursday December 6 Tom Watson enjoys some joy after a rough start – birdieing the 11th to limit the damage to 5-over through 11. The movers this afternoon are Kieran Pratt and Josh Geary who are currently 3-under through 11 and 9 holes respectively. We also have a Guan Tianlang sighting… check out http://social.australianopengolf.com.au/ feed for a look at the youngster in action. ==== 2:16pm – Thursday December 6 Our feature contributors have been hard at work today, so check out the main page over the next 15 minutes for the latest offerings on the opening round from Bruce Young, Mike Clayton and John Huggan. John Huggan on Kyle Stanley&aposs desire to play in Australia Bruce Young looks at the rushed journey for five Emirates Australian Open competitors from Japan Mike Clayton takes a closer look at the performances of Senden, Goggin and Ogilvy. You can follow all the live scores via our iPhone App – download the Official Emirates Australian Open App here and don&apost forget to join in the conversation via our Social Hub. ==== 1:20pm – Thursday December 6 The afternoon groups are now underway, with defending champion Greg Chalmers, young amateur Guan Tianlang and golfing legend Tom Watson all beginning their campaigns. John Senden remains the clubhouse leader at -6, but Richard Green has moved up to join Kim Felton, Justin Rose and Gareth Paddison in second place at -4. Martin Blake has taken a look at Senden&aposs round (click here to read). You can follow all the live scores via our iPhone App – download the Official Emirates Australian Open App here and don&apost forget to join in the conversation via our Social Hub. ==== 12:30pm – Thursday December 6 Talking to the assembled media this afternoon, John Senden commented that he was pleased with his opening round, but insists that “there&aposs a long way to go.” Justin Rose said his day was a “good start”, and described The Lakes course as “a lot of fun.” Pleased with his 4-under par 74, Rose quipped “you can&apost win it on a Thursday, you can only lose it.” ==== 12:15pm – Thursday December 6 John Senden and Justin Rose have just fronted the media after completing their opening rounds. Senden shot a 6-under 66 after teeing off alongside fellow Aussies Matthew Goggin (71) and Geoff Ogilvy (74). While Rose (68) was the best performer in his marquee group of Adam Scott (72) and Liang Wen-Chong (73). You can follow all the live scores via our iPhone App – download the Official Emirates Australian Open App here. ==== 11:15am – Thursday December 6 After falling behind for a period, John Senden has jumped back to the lead, level with Justin Rose, Richard Green and Gareth Paddison at -4. Adam Scott (+1) and Geoff Ogilvy (+2) are still struggling towards the end of their rounds. Remember to join in the conversation via our Social Hub and stay locked to the live scores page for the latest updates. 9:55am – Thursday December 6 John Senden remains in the lead at -6 through 10, but Justin Rose is hot on his heels at -5 and playing partner Matt Goggin at -3 after he kick-started his round with an eagle on the 17th. Adam Scott (+1) and Geoff Ogilvy (+2) have both made slow starts on their front nine, with Ogilvy finding his range after two double bogeys in the first eight holes. Remember to join in the conversation via our Social Hub and stay locked to the live blog for all the latest updates. 9:05am – Thursday December 6 John Senden starts the day with plenty of purpose, firing four birdies from his first six holes. He sits in outright first position with 4-under par, followed closely by Justin Rose (3-under par). 7:40am – Thursday December 6 The first groups are underway at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney, with amateur Oliver Goss an early leader with two birdies in his first three holes. Justin Rose has also started well to draw level with Goss at -2. Remember to get all the latest updates, download the Official Emirates Australian Open app today, and don&apost forget to join in the conversation via our Social Hub.