By Matt Smith
Dubai youngster Chiara Noja set the pace with stunning 65 at Czech Ladies Challenge on Ladies European Tour Access Series on Friday.

The German 16-year-old left the field for dust after she came roaring out of the blocks in the early starters of the 116-strong field at the €37,000 event at Prague City Golf Club in the Czech Republic.

Starting on the 10th tee, Noja reached the turn in a blistering 32 and did not let up, adding three more birdies on her back nine to post a blemish-free seven-under.

With plenty of players still to finish their rounds, a lot could still happen, but to illustrate Noja’s early dominance, her nearest clubhouse rival was at one-over (Austria’s Katharina Muehlbauer).

As it was, no one could touch her with Czech amateurs Karolina Stara and Dominika Burdova in tied-second, six strokes back on one-under.

Noja certainly had a lot of support on social media, with messages flooding in, proving the 16-year-old’s popularity, urging her to close out what would be the biggest win of her fledgling career.

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