The first round of the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship was played on Thursday, January 30, at the Royal Golf Club. The surprise of the day was Brandon Robinson Thompson who set a new course record to lead the tournament.Robinson Thompson finished on 11 under par, three shots ahead of runner-up Callum Tarren.2025 Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship Round 1 LeaderboardThe following is the leaderboard for the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship. Only the top 50 have been included:1 Brandon Robinson Thompson -112 Callum Tarren -8T3 Tapio Pulkkanen -6T3 Pablo Larrazábal -6T3 Martin Couvra -6T3 Richie Ramsay -6T7 Rafa Cabrera Bello -5T7 Ross Fisher -5T7 Joakim Lagergren -5T10 Oliver Lindell -4T10 Kazuma Kobori -4T10 Andrea Pavan -4T10 Matthew Jordan -4T10 Wenyi Ding -4T10 Pierre Pineau -4T10 Marcel Siem -4T10 Laurie Canter -4T10 Jack Senior -4T10 Romain Langasque -4T10 Nicolas Colsaerts -4T10 Daniel Brown -4T10 Gavin Green -4T23 David Puig -3T23 Connor Syme -3T23 Adrien Dumont de Chassart -3T23 David Micheluzzi -3T23 Sebastian Söderberg -3T23 Mikael Lindberg -3T23 Marcel Schneider -3T23 Matthias Schwab -3T23 Corey Shaun -3T23 Manuel Elvira -3T23 Ricardo Gouveia -3T23 Jason Scrivener -3T35 Jens Dantorp -2T35 Veer Ahlawat -2T35 Zihao Jin -2T35 Marcus Armitage -2T35 Sam Bairstow -2T35 Bernd Wiesberger -2T35 Kristoffer Reitan -2T35 Francesco Laporta -2T35 MK Kim -2T35 Jorge Campillo -2T35 Yuto KatsuragawaT35 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen -2T35 Dylan Frittelli -2T35 Daniel Hillier -2T35 George Coetzee -2T35 Dan Bradbury -2T35 Scott Jamieson -2Brandon Robinson Thompson's performance included two eagles, eight birdies and one bogey (61) for a new 18-hole record at the Royal Golf Club. The Englishman is seeking his first victory on the European Tour.Here's what Robinson Thompson had to say at the end of his first day at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Chanpionship (via the official DP World Tour website):"I think it’s my lowest round as a professional, let alone on the DP World Tour. It has to be up there with a Sunday to close out a HotelPlanner Tour event last year. I know it’s the first round but 61, that has to be first or second, surely."Callum Tarren is in second place after 18 holes in the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship, three shots behind compatriot Robinson Thompson. Tarren carded a bogey-free 64 with eight birdies.Notably, Defending champion Dylan Frittelli carded four birdies and two bogeys for a share of 35th place. The highest-ranked player in the field, Thorbjorn Olesen, is tied for 106th thanks to five birdies and two bogeys for a 75.