Eagle-eye Phelan gets off to a flyer in Munich

The distance between the Munchen Golf Club and Mount Juliet may be around 1,400 kilometres but Kevin Phelan felt right at home on the opening day of the BMW International Open.

In fact, Phelan achieved a pro-career first with two eagles, one on either nine, in an eye-catching four under par 68 on the outskirts of the Bavarian capital.

It left the quietly-spoken Mount Juliet-attached pro just three shots behind the leading trio of Australia’s Daniel Gaunt, Dane Lasse Jenson and Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello.