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• Amateur Golf
• 2011

Teenager Charley Hull led the scoring for England on the first day of the European ladies' team championship with a two-under par 70 at Murhof, Austria. 

The 15-year-old Welsh open strokeplay champion from Woburn was three-over par after six holes, but didn't drop a shot after that and played the remainder of the course in five under.

Charley's score helped England into fourth place after the first qualifying day when five out of the team's six scores counted. After tomorrow's second round the top eight teams will go into the championship matchplay flight.

Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) also beat par with a one-under 71, finishing her round with a birdie on the 18th. Charlotte is the Scottish open strokeplay champion.

Ferndown's Hayley Davis played the back nine in one-under for a level par 72. The team's other two counting scores were provided by Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) 74 and Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale) 76. The 79 of English champion Lucy Williams (Mid-Herts) was discounted.

Demark have stormed away from the field at 15-under par and hold an 11-shot lead over Spain. England, on three-over, are in the thick of the action.

Leading scores: -15 Denmark; -4 Spain; -1 Germany; +3 England; +5 Belgium, Czech Republic; +7 Sweden, France; +8 Austria; +10 Switzerland, Slovenia.