SAM HUTSBY of the Liphook club in Hampshire set the pace on the opening day of the Welsh Open strokeplay Golf Championship at Conwy on Friday (May 23) with a five under par 67.
He led by one stroke from Oscar Sharpe (Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire) and Wales Walker Cup player Nigel Edwards (Whitchurch, Cardiff) with four under-par 68s, while England's Gary Wolstenholme, veteran of six Walker Cups, was among four players on -2.
Leading North Walian was Prestatyn's Jason Shufflebotham on 74 (+2), while of the local players, Adam Runcie (Abergele), Lee Jones (Conwy) and Mark Ellison (Conwy) all carded 77s (+5) and Jeff Evans (Conwy) a 78 (+6).
The second round starts at 8am on Saturday, with the leading 36 players after that going into the final 36 holes on Sunday.
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