Tom McKibbon sets the early pace at Singapore Classic

Tom McKibbon shot a superb 64 to top the leaderboard after the opening round of the Singapore Classic.

The 20-year-old Holywood native picked up three birdies on the front nine, and really hit his groove on the front nine with five birdies in his last eight holes.

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It means he has a one-shot lead over Mathieu Pavon, Sami Valimaki and Sweden's Joakim Lagergren.

McKibbon, who finished in a tie for 36th last week at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, began his rookie professional campaign in impressive fashion with successive top-20s in the Jo’burg Open, the South African Open and the Alfred Dunhill Championship.