SHADBOLT'S 67 SETS PACE IN HI5 PRO TOUR OPENING DAY

FROM THE Hi5 PRO TOUR WEBSITE
The 2011 Hi5 Pro Tour season got underway today at the Oliva Nova Golf and Beach Resort in Oliva, Spain.
It was Tom Shadbolt from England who fired a bogey-free round at the Seve Ballesteros-designed course and is the current leader at five under par 67.
Shadbolt holds a one-shot lead over countryman James Busby and Sebastian Garcia of Spain, both who shot fine 68s.
Denmark's Joachim Hansen and England's James Watts are tied for fourth place on 70.
In the women's division, amateur Merlin Palm from Estonia fired a 72 and holds an eight-shot lead from former Welsh amateur international Rhyn Wyn Thomas.
Round 2 of the 54 hole event will start tomorrow at 9am local time.
FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72
1 SHADBOLT, Tom (England) 67
T2 GARCIA RODRIGUEZ, Sebastian (Spain) 68 
T2 BUSBY, James (England) 68
T4 HANSEN, Joachim (Denmark) 70 
T4 WATTS, James (England) 70 
T6 BENZ, Ken (Switzerland) 71 
T6 SUURSALU, Mark (Estonia) 71 
8 CARRILES, Jose Manuel (Spain) 72
T9 BARRY-WALSH, Ed (England) 73 
T9 RUIZ FONHOF, Xavier 73
T11 OLIPHANT, James (Netherlands) 74
T11 BEADLE, Scott (England) 74.
T13 HOUSBY, James (England) 77
T13 DEBOUB, Mus (Netherlands) 77
T15 PÕLDMA, Egert (Estonia) 78
T15 McCANCE, Stuart (England) 78 
T15 QUESADA, Javier (Spain) 78.
18 BOLUFER, Francisco (Spain) 81

T19 PALM, Marten (am) (Estonia) 83 
T19 RAMOS, Alejandro (Spain) 83
21 PINTOR SMITH, Francisco (Spain) 84
WOMEN
72 Merlin Palm (Estonia).
80 Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wales).
83 Brunu Kunzli (Switzerland).