Grant fires opening round 65 to lead the way in Spain

Linn Grant fired a flawless round of 65 to lead at the end of the first day of the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España.

The 2022 Race to Costa del Sol champion had no blemishes on the card rolling in birdies on the second, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth holes.

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On the back nine, the 24-year-old rolled in two more birdies on 11 and 18 to sign for 65 and lead on seven-under-par.

"The wind made it trickier for sure," said Grant. "The course is playing quite short and it's soft, I was hitting my irons really well with that combination it made it a lot easier today than any other day. I got myself a lot of opportunities and took care of some of them.

Rookie Kirsten Rudgeley sits in second place on six-under-par after she also went bogey-free on the opening day.

Two players are in a tie for third place with England’s Liz Young and France’s Celine Boutier both on five-under-par.