McGinley on fire at Dutch Open..

6 of the 9 Irish took advantage of the early calm conditions during the first round of the KLM DUTCH OPEN at KENNEMER GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB.
Paul McGinley sits proudly on top of the leaderboard with Gary Orr after they both returned 6 under par rounds of 64.
Darren Clarke and Peter Lawrie are in a group one shot behind the leaders on 65.Shane Lowry is getting more comfortable with the Pro game and is in joint 7th place after a -4 round of 66.
Gareth Maybin and Damien McGrane are also in good shape with rounds of -3,67 to give them a share of 17th.

With the cut likely to come under par if the weather stays calm,it is going to be tough going for Johnny Caldwell +1,71,Gary Murphy 76 +6 and Michael Hoey has a mountain to climb after a 79 +9.