Ireland's top two amateurs, Colm Moriarty of Athlone and Justin Kehoe of Birr, are both six shots off the lead, on one-over-par, after round one of the Tasmanian Open - a four round strokeplay event, concluding with 36 holes on Sunday.
Recent successes have ensured that Moriarty and Kehoe are both fancied to make this year's Walker Cup team.
Filed by James Boylan.