Macdonald & Thomson at the Opening of the Womens Open in South Africa

Kelsey Macdonald played three birdies in her 73 South African Womens Open-1 L Boqvist (Swe), S Schober (Aut); Level LA Pace (SA), S Banon (Spa), J Engstrom (Swe); +1 K Macdonald (Sco), M Thomson (Sco) Full Scoreboard

The Scottish duo Kelsey Macdonald and Michele Thomson are within two shots of the lead role after the opening day of the South African Womens Open.

Both charted three birdies on their way to placing a one-over-73 at Westlake in Cape Town to sit for the sixth.

Another Scot, Carly Booth, is again in a draw for 13th place after a 74.

The Swedish Lina Boqvist and Sarah Schober of Austria are the early leaders after scoring 71.