Walker Cup stars share lead at Alfred Dunhill Links

Walker Cup stars share lead at Alfred Dunhill Links

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Walker Cup stars Jimmy Mullen and Paul Dunne enjoyed dream professional debuts to claim a share of the lead in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Thursday.

Mullen joined the paid ranks after contributing four points to September's record victory over the United States at Royal Lytham, becoming the first Great Britain and Ireland player to compile a perfect 4-0 record since Paul Casey and Luke Donald in 1999.

And the 21-year-old from Devon carried on from where he left off with eight birdies, an eagle and two bogeys in an opening 64 at Kingsbarns, which was…