Malton and Norton golfer Emma Duggleby remains in the hunt for the English Women's Strokeplay Championship after hitting an opening round of 75.

Competing at the testing Silloth-on-Solway course, Cumbria, Duggleby, the English matchplay champion and Curtis Cup international, was four shots off the lead she went into the second day.

Pole position was a three-way tie shared between Alison Waller (Harpenden), Fame More (Chesterfield) and Kerry Knowles (Worplesden). Yorkshire's Rebecca Hudson (Wheatley) is one shot behind the leaders after a steady first round.