DAVID LAW IN CONTENTION AT DUBAI OPEN

David Law shot a six-under-par 66 to be joint second, one shot off the pace, at the end of the first round of the MENA Tour event, the $50,000 Shaikh Maktoum Dubai Open at Al Badia Golf Club, Dubai today.

Joint leaders on 65 are England's Jake Shepherd and Zane Scotland.

Conor O'Neil and Tom Buchanan are bracketed in 25th place on 72 - one shot ahead of Duncan Stewart, Greg Nicolson and FraserMcKenna in joint 38th place in a field of 120 players.

SHAIKH MAKTOUM DUBAI OPEN

Al Badia Golf Club, Dubai

LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES

Par 72

65 Jake Shepherd (Eng), Zane Scotland (Eng).

66 David Law (Sco), Ian Keenan (Eng)

67 Matthew Turner.

SELECTED SCORES

72 Conor O'Neil (Sco), Tom Buchanan (Sco) (T25)

73 Duncan Stewart (sco), Greg Nicolson (Sco), Fraser McKenna (Sco) (T38).

78 Ted Innes Ker (Sco) (T85)

82 Graeme Stewart (Sco) (T107).