Flawless Forsyth finishes with flourish

Alastair Forsyth carded a flawless 65 to lie one shot off the lead after the first round of the New Zealand Open.

Forsyth birdied the last two holes to finish seven under par, one behind Steven Bowditch, in Auckland.

The 28-year-old from Glasgow shared second place with the Swedish trio of Niclas Fasth, Christopher Hanell and Joakim Haeggman and another Australian, Simon Nash.

"It was a great way to finish," said Forsyth, who finished third in the Volvo Masters last year. "I played solidly all day and my putting was pretty strong."