LYMM golfer Tom Murray recorded level par in his opening round of the Joburg Open in South Africa this morning.

The 25-year-old teed off at 6.35am, birdying the final hole to finish on 71 at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club during what is his third European Tour outing to date.

Murray, who finished joint 62nd at the South Africa Open last month, shot par on seven of his last nine holes, bogeying on the 16th.

But he pulled it back on the par-five final hole to head in on the first day level.