Aberdeen's Gemma Dryburgh makes a par start to LPGA Final Q School

Gemma Dryburgh

The fury of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament is off to another blistering start, as five players are tied for the lead with 68s after the first round of play at LPGA International, Daytona Beach, Florida.

Aberdeen's Gemma Dryburgh, the only Scot in the field of 165 players, 20 of whom will win LPGA Tour status at the end of five rounds. She shot a par-matching 72 and is joint 30th.

With 20 full-time LPGA cards up for grabs, five players carded a 4-under par on day one including Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong (Buengkan, Thailand), Anne Van Dam (Arnhem, Netherlands), Nasa Hataoka (Ibaraki, Japan), Hyemin Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Gabriella Then (Rancho Cucamonga, California).

Overall, 29 competitors (representing 15 countries) fired 1-under or better. 

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