PETALING JAYA: A birdie in the first hole – now that’s a good omen – as Mirabel Ting got off to a brilliant start in her first pro golf outing on home soil at the Maybank Championship.

Mirabel’s deft putting touch kept her high on the leaderboard as she looks to maintain her momentum heading into the second round of the home meet at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club yesterday.