Laing leads

MUSSELBURGH golfer Vikki Laing held a one-stroke lead after a windy first round at the S4C Wales Ladies Championship.

She carded a two-under par 70 in testing conditions to finish ahead of England's Henrietta Zuel and Christel Boeljon of the Netherlands at Conwy Golf Club in North Wales.

"I thought level par would have been a good round today and that's what I was shooting for," explained Laing, who played in the afternoon in winds gusting at 30 miles per hour.

"I just happened to make a couple of good putts." She was one of only three players to break par on a testing first day at the famous links.