EDDIE Pepperell continued his fine form in Tenerife with a five-under par opening round at the Canary Islands Championship.

The Abingdon golfer put together a near-flawless round to sit in a tie for seventh when he entered the clubhouse, two shots of leader Adri Arnaus.

Starting from the tenth, the Frilford Heath member bogeyed his first hole, but it was plain sailing from then on.

Pepperell picked up shots at the 13th, 17th and 18th to reach the turn two-under.

The 30-year-old birdied the fourth, sixth and ninth holes and tees off at 1.55pm GMT tomorrow.