ATZENBRUGG, June 5, 2014 (AFP) - Lundberg, whose two previous European Tour wins came at the Russian Open in 2005 and 2008, recorded six birdies against a single bogey at Diamond Country Club to leave himself well positioned in his quest for a first European Tour title in six years.
"I played pretty solid all day and made a few putts, so it all added up to a pretty good day," said Lundberg.
Gee, the world number 693, also dropped just one stroke in an opening round that featured four birdies as well as an eagle on his approach shot at the 13th.
Lundberg and Gee hold a one-shot lead over a chasing pack of four players with Frenchman Thomas Levet one of several golfers another stroke further back.
Leading first round scores in the EPGA Austrian Open in Atzenbrugg on Thursday (par 72):
67 - Adam Gee (ENG), Mikael Lundberg (SWE)
68 - Rhys Davies (WAL), Richard Finch (ENG), Matthew Baldwin (ENG), Berry Henson (USA)
69 - Soctt Henry (SCO), Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR), Victor Riu (FRA), Richard Bland (ENG), Ross McGowan (ENG), Thomas Levet (FRA), Phillip Archer (ENG)
70 - Tjaart van der Walt (RSA), Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP), Florian Praegant (AUT), Daniel Im (USA), Simon Wakefield (ENG), Sihwan Kim (KOR), Matthew Nixon (ENG), Robert Dinwiddie (ENG), Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND), Lee Slattery (ENG), Anthony Wall (ENG), Stephen Dodd (WAL)
Selected:
73 - Jose Maria Olazabal (ESP)