Stacy Bregman carded a three-under-par 69 on Friday in the first round of the Ladies European Tour’s Belgian Ladies Open at Naxhelet Golf Club in Wanze, Belgium to be in a share of sixth place.

Bregman, who won the Standard Bank Ladies Open on the Sunshine Ladies Tour recently to return to the winner’s circle after a lengthy absence, made an eagle, four birdies and three bogeys to be three shots off the lead after 18 holes in the 54-hole tournament.

The lead was held by Sweden’s Anna Magnusson, who had seven birdies and a bogey to lead by two from four players. There were nine other players on three-under in a share of sixth with Bregman.

It was a quiet opening round for the other South Africans in the field, with Lee-Anne Pace carding a one-over 73 for a share of 52^nd, and Nicole Garcia and Casandra Alexander signing for a pair of two-over 74s and a share of 68^th.

Swaziland’s Nobuhle Dlamini battled her way to a 10-over 82 and a share of 125^th.