There were no first day jitters for Ireland's Paul Dunne as he made his professional debut at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland yesterday.
The Irishman carded a 64, making for a score of eight-under, which included a spectacular hole in one on the 15th at Kingsbarns, which was the highlight of the day.
That gave him the lead, and he showed some cool nerves to finish on a birdie for the day (his eighth) from some distance off the green.
Paul Dunne's 64th (and final) shot of the day. #DunhillLinks http://t.co/3Cuf5i8jmB
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 1, 2015
That performance left him with a share of the lead with Jimmy Mullen and Sweden’s Kristoffer Broberg. Speaking after the event, he said of the hole-in-one that "I kind of needed it. I got off to a bit of a ropey start. I was hitting a lot of poor full shots. My putter was kind of saving me and it was nice to get a hole-in-one. It was exactly as I pictured it".
There was also a bit of celebrity spotting to be done too as Jamie Dornan took to the course at St. Andrews and showed that he may have learned a thing or two from fellow Hollywood man Rory McIlroy as he shot an eagle on the 18th.
Wow. @JamieDornan just eagled the 18th hole at the Old Course! http://t.co/wsZrnYnn8i
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 1, 2015
Day two has gotten off to a windy start, with joint leader Mullen out on the course first.
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