Kylie Walker and Danielle

McVeigh share first-round

lead at Royal Porthcawl

Former world universities champion and Ireland international Daniel McVeigh from the Royal County Down Golf Club shared the early first-round lead with Scotland cap Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), last year's St Rule Trophy winner, in the Welsh women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Royal Porthcawl.

Both Danielle, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency at last week's "Helen Holm," and Kylie were able to return excellent scores of four-under-par 71.

Danielle McVeigh finished fifth in last weekend's Scottish women's open stroke-play at Troon.

Former Welsh girls' champion Tara Davies, who also finished high up in the "Helen Holm" standings, was lying third at Royal Porthcawl with a 72.

FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD

(still some scores to come in)

Par 74

71 Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle)

72 Tara Davies.

73 Rachel Jennings, Rhian Wyn Thomas, Charlotte Dalton.

74 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).

75 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa), Amy Boulden, Tilly Holder, Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall), Sarah Attwood, Stephanie Evans, Bronwyn Davies, Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale).

76 Corisande Lee (West Lancashire), Natalie Lowe.

77 Kym Larratt, Charlie Douglass.

78 Nikki Foster, Tracey Boyes

79 Jerry Lawrence, Hannah Barwood, Hermione Fitzgerald.
80 Charlotte Wild, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Rachel Goodall.

81 Kate Whitmore, Manon De Roey, Micah Carroll, Charlotte Ellis, Carly Booth (Comrie).

82 Joelle Van Baarle (Bel).

83 Katherine O'Connor, Laura Murray (Alford), Samantha Birks.

84 Becky Harries.

85 Hannah Jenkins.

87 Niamh Kitching.

89 Anna Carling.

90 Lisa Barton.

91 Beth Davies.

93 Laura King.

96 Jessica Bradley.

97 Therese Karlsson.