Queenstown, New Zealand (My Sportsbook) - Josh Teater double-bogeyed the final hole Thursday to fall into a three-way tie for the lead after one round of the New Zealand Open.

Teater was joined in the lead at seven-under-par 65 by fellow Americans Todd Demsey and Alex Prugh.

Stephen Dartnell carded a five-under 67 in the opening round. He shares fourth place with Martin Piller and Seung-su Han.

Teater did most of his damage on the back nine after a steady opening nine. His front nine at The Hills Golf Club included birdies on three, six and nine.

At the par-four 11th, Teater started a run of four consecutive birdies that jumped him to seven-under. After a par on 15, he birdied 16 and 17 to move to nine-under.

Teater needed a par at the last to share the course record, but he found sand off the tee and again with his approach. That led to a double-bogey to leave him tied for the lead after the opening round.

"The day was totally different to the first few days we were here. At the pro- am, I thought I played pretty well and shot close to even," Teater said. "Today it felt like a different game - not really the wind to account for. I was hitting pretty decent, pretty close, using the slopes on the greens to get close and then making some putts."

Demsey was steady throughout his round. He ran off three straight birdies from the third to get his round going. Another birdie on the seventh helped him turn in minus-four.

Around the turn, Demsey notched back-to-back birdies from the 12th to get to six-under. Playing two groups ahead of Teater, Demsey birdied the 17th to be the first one in the clubhouse at seven-under.

Prugh played in the afternoon and battled tough winds throughout his round. Through 12 holes, his only birdies came at one and six.

He flew into a share of the lead with five birdies over the last six holes, including four in a row from the 13th.

Vance Veazey and Steven Alker, who have both won this year, both opened with rounds of four-under 68. They were joined in seventh place by Peter Senior, David McKenzie, Jim McGovern, Adam Bland, Ryan Haller, Matthew Millar, Justin Hicks, Jonas Blixt, Chad Collins, Miguel Angel Carballo and Jim Herman.

Reigning U.S. Amateur champion and New Zealand native Danny Lee ran off four straight birdies at one point on his first nine. However, he bogeyed three of his last four holes to post one-under 71, which left him tied for 43rd.