MURRAY MATCHES PAR WITH THREE BIRDIES AND THREE BOGEYS

LAURA LEADS SCOTS IN PRAGUE

Alford's Laura Murray matches the par of 71 with three birdies and three bogeys to finish the first day in joint 19th place at the Pilsen Challenge tournament - a LETAS developmental tour event - at Prague in the Czech Republic today (Wed).

The Paul Lawrie Golf Centre player is five shots behind the leader, Sweden's former British women's amateur champion Louise Stahle.

Kelsey MacDonald was the second best Scot with a 73 for a share of 40tyh place, a stroke ahead of Katy McNicoll (joint 54th), Michele Thomson (jt 70th with a 76) and Gemma Webster (tied 87th with a 78.

PILSEN CHALLENGE

Prague, Czech Republic

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES

Par 71

65 L Stahle (Swe)

66 E Nilsson (Swe)

67 M Bourdy (Fra)

SELECTED SCORES

68 C Wild (Eng) (T4)

70 A Ratcliffe (Eng), K Larratt (Eng) (T12)

71 L Murray (Sco), Emma Tayler (Eng), Emily Taylor (Eng) (T19)

73 K MacDonald (Sco), A Gittings (Eng) (T40)

74 K McNicoll (Sco) (T54)

75 L Blease (Eng), S Dickens (Eng) (T62)

76 M Thomson (Sco), D Dyer Brierley (Eng)( (T70)

77 S Rodgers (Eng) (T79)

78 G Webster (Eng) (T87)

80 C Rogers (Eng) (am) (T94)

82 J Wilcox (Eng), K Tidy (Eng) (T97)