Catriona Matthew fed off the memory of her Solheim Cup triumph at Killeen Castle to open up a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Ladies' Irish Open supported by Fáilte Ireland.
The 42-year-old from North Berwick fired a five-under-par 67 in fine but windy conditions to end the day a stroke ahead of Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg.
FIRST ROUND LEADING SCORES
Par 72
67 Catriona Matthew (SCO)
68 Pernilla Lindberg (SWE)
69 Felicity Johnson (ENG)
70 Sophie Gustafson (SWE), Rachel Bailey (AUS), Anja Monke (GER), Elizabeth Bennett (ENG), Caroline Westrup (SWE)
71 Charley Hull (ENG) (amateur), Carly Booth (SCO)
72 Kylie Walker (SCO), Ursula Wikstrom (FIN), Joanna Klatten (FRA), Giulia Sergas (ITA), Suzann Pettersen (NOR)
Other Scots:
Clare Queen 76
Vikki Laing 78
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