Swede on course for Irish double

Sweden’s Sophie Gustafson is on course for an Irish double by taking the first round lead at the BT Ladies Open at Warrenpoint GC in Co Down.

Gustafson, who won the Ladies Irish Open in June at Killarney, fired a six-under-par 66, which included seven birdies and a solitary bogey and also remains on course for back-to-back victories after winning last week in Stockholm at the HP Open.