Florentyna Parker fired herself into contention at the Hero Women’s Indian Open with a superb opening round.

The 22-year-old shot a five under par 67 at the DLF Golf & Country Club in Delhi to sit just one shot off the lead.

Parker went out in 31 with three birdies and an eagle before coming home with a level par 36.

The Englishwoman said it was crucial to hit the fairways on the tricky tree-lined course.

“I hit the fairways and I seemed to have quite short irons into the greens so I could place them quite nicely and give myself a nicer putt,” she said.

“It depends on the pins and if you miss the wrong side you can have a horrible putt. You need to find the fairways, I think.”

ISM’s Christina Kim shot a level par 72 on day one with stablemate Sharmila Nicollet carding a three over par 75.

The early lead in the three-round event is shared by Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg and Nontaya Srisawang of Thailand who both shot 66 on Friday.