Lauren Walsh made a flying start in the Saudi Ladies International at Riyadh Golf Club this morning, sitting three shots off the clubhouse lead.
Walsh, who bagged a LPGA Tour card last December through her performance in qualifying, shot a five-under-par 67 on the first day of the European Tour event.
The Kildare golfer was bogey-free in the round, notching birdies at the third, fifth, sixth, 14th and 17th hole.
South Korea’s Hye-Jin Choi and England’s Mimi Rhodes share the lead on eight-under after carding 64s
Japan’s Chizzy Iwai sits one shot back in second place, with Manon De Roey and Patty Tavatanakit in a tie for third on six-under.
Dublin’s Anna Foster sits on two-under after hitting a 70.