GEORGIA Hall was two shots off the lead following the conclusion of her first round at the Buick Championship in China.

The 20-year-old Bournemouth ace fired an excellent two-under-par 70 in the 550,000 euro event at Shanghai Qizhong Garden Golf.

South Africa’s Nicole Garcia, England’s Melissa Reid and Wales’s Becky Morgan shared the lead at the end of day one on four-under.

Brokenhurst Manor’s Liz Young also made a fine start in the Far East, like Hall shooting two-under.

Hall was due off at 4.46am BST this morning, while Brokenhurst Manor’s Young had been set to begin her second round at 11.59pm BST last night.