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Local hero Joost Luiten delighted the home fans by opening up a one-shot lead on the first day of the 2022 Dutch Open as he bids for a third victory at his home tournament.
The 36-year-old Dutchman, who won the KLM Open in 2013 and 2016, shot an opening 65 at Bernardus Golf to get to seven under par, one stroke clear of Englishman Eddie Pepperell and Denmark's Rasmus Højgaard.
Luiten very nearly led by two but his 44-foot eagle putt on the 18th refused to drop despite hitting the hole.
The six-time DP World Tour winner began his round with a birdie on the opening hole and reeled off three consecutive gains at the fourth, fifth and sixth as he went out in 32.
A bogey on the par-four 11th looked to have put a halt on his march up the leaderboard but Luiten kept his cool to claim that shot back on the next.
His luck was certainly in on the par-three 13th as Luiten's tee-shot hit the branches of a greenside tree and his ball ended up on the edge of the putting surface.
Luiten's 16-foot putt gave him a birdie and left him a stroke behind the early leaders in the clubhouse - Pepperell and Højgaard.
More later
Bryan Angus
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