Indonesian OpenThe 32-year-old from Chonburi blitzed the par-71 Pantai Indah Kapuk course with six birdies to secure a one-shot lead over Finland's Mikko Ilonen before play was suspended in the late afternoon due to heavy rain and lightning.
Of the 36 players yet to finish their first rounds, Korea's Park Jun-woon was the most handily placed at four-under through 12 holes, in a tie for third place with Denmark's Mads Vibe-Hastrup and Shiv Kapur of India.
However, the Korean faces a long day today as he will return to the course with all of the other weather-affected players to resume his opening round at 6.40am local time before proceeding to his second round.
Chapchai Nirat of Thailand, Christian Cevaer of France, Portugal's Jose-Filipe Lima, American Bryan Saltus, Australia's Adam Groom, Sweden's Patrik Sjoland and the Indian pair of Gaurav Ghei and SSP Chowrasia were part of a large group that carded three-under 68s, while the top British players were Mark Foster and Simon Hurd, who both shot two under 69s.
Ireland's Eddie Barr is seven shots back after an opening round of two-over-par 73.
INDONESIAN OPEN: First round scores
(Damai Indah G&CC, Jakarta, Indonesia)
(Play Suspended due to threat of Lightening, 12 Groups to finish) Completed first round scores: 65 - C Plaphol (Yha).
66 - M Ilonen (Fin)
67 - M Vibe-Hastrup (Den), Shiv Kapur (Ind)
68 - G Ghei (Ind), J Lima (Por), SSP Chowrasia (Ind), B Saltus (US), N Young Woo (Kor), C Nirat (Tha), C Cevaer (Fra), P Sjoland (Swe)
69 - M Foster, S Hurd, S Jong Yul (Kor), S Strange (Aus), T Oh (Kor)
70 - S Alker (Nzl), J Heath, A Rizman Z (Mal), S Dyson, A Marshall, C Phadungsil (Tha), C Rodiles (Spa), M Mouland, H Nystrom (Swe)
71 - B Hafthorsson (Ice), G Davies, T Carolan (Aus), F Minoza (Phi), D Chia (Mal), G Lockerbie, P Golding, M Millar (Aus), C Song (Kor), J Ibrahim (Ina), A Butterfield, I Garrido (Spa), P Meesawat (Tha), R Finch, G Rosales (Phi)
72 - F Delamontgne (Fra), D Carter, J Haeggman (Swe), C Rodgers, T Jaidee (Tha), S Jeppesen (Swe), R Gibson (Can), L Chih-Bing (Sin), C Kamps (Rsa), A Rocha (Bra), R McEvoy, A Haig (Rsa), E Canonica (Ita), A Johl (Ind), T Srirot (Tha)
73 - M Rominger (Swi), N Basic (Aus), A Kang (USA), K Horne (Rsa), A Blyth (Aus), C Smith, L Sung (Kor), C Suneson (Spa), E Barr (Irl), A Que (Phi), R Bain
74 - N Colsaerts (Bel), S Yates, M Pilkington, S Webster, A Sukamdi (Ina), T Kiyota (Jpn), D Vancsik (Arg), A Raitt, J Gonnet (Fra), M Detterberg (Swe), M Fraser (Aus), G Havret (Fra)
75 - J Axgren (Swe), J Carriles (Spa), S Walker, M Brown (Nzl), A Mauluddin (Ina-A), K Sullivan, S Griffiths, T Wiratchant (Tha)
76 - G Simpson (Aus), E Michaels (US), C Devers (US), (x) A Sudirman (Ina), S Little, T Ichihara (Jpn), M Richardson
77 - R Gangjee (Ind), L Wei Chih (Tpe), N Begay III (USA), M Higley
78 - F Andersson Hed (Swe), A Mork (Fra), J Lomas, R Echenique (Arg), R Lee (Nzl)
79 - E Tage Johansen (Nor), A Le Vesconte (Aus), L James, (x) A Hardjito (Ina), A Ilyassyak (Ina), (x) B Kasiadi (Ina), T Hiratsuka (Jpn) 80 - F Calmels (Fra), S Bebb 81 - E Heinen (USA), W Ter Chang (Tpe) 83 - Kasiadi (Ina) 85 - A Putra Soetopo (Ina-A) Retired: M Zions (Aus). Withdrawn: J Parron (Spa), B Hume (Sco), P Edberg (Swe).Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol moved to the head of the field at the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open after shooting a bogey-free six-under-par 65 in the opening round at Damai Indah Golf and Country Club.
