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| -6 L Holmey (Ned); -5 A Hewson (Eng), S Soenderby (Den); -4 E Young (Eng), T McCallum (SA), M Folke (Swe), C Wolf (Aut) |
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England’s Alice Hewson carded an opening round 68 to trail Joburg Ladies Open leader Lauren Holmey by one shot.
The 25-year-old birdied the first, second, third and fifth holes before Holmey finished the day strongly.
The Dutch woman birdied her final four holes to end on a six under par 67.
Denmark’s Smilla Soenderby is tied with Hewson on five under par, while England’s Elizabeth Young is among a quartet of players two shots behind the leader at Modderfontein Golf Club.
Fellow English player Lily May Humphreys is a shot further behind after finishing round one on 70.
Wales’ Felicity Johnson and Becky Brewerton both scored 72, while Scotland’s Laura Beveridge finished on a level par 73.
