RAYONG (Thailand), Nov 3: Shiv Kapur of India cemented his growing stature when he carded a seven-under-par 66 for the joint first round lead at the International Open on Thursday.

The in-form youngster ended the day atop the leaderboard alongside surprise package Kenny Walker from Scotland, who enjoyed a bogey-free outing at the challenging par 73 at St Andrews Hill (2000) Golf Club, which boasts the first par six hole on the Asian Tour.

Leading first-round scores

66 - Shiv Kapur, Kenny Walker (SCO)

67 - Thongchai Jaidee

68 - Jason Dawes, Nakarintra Ratanakul [A], Wang Ter-chang , Unho Park

69 - Kurt Barnes, Thaworn Wiratchant, Yeh Chang-ting, Angelo Que, Thammanoon Srirot

70 - Olle Nordberg, Simon Yates, Scott Strange, Krisada Rangwat, Cookie La’O, Pat Giles, Steven Tan—AFP