Rising French talent Adela Cernousek conjured an eagle and six birdies in an eight-under-par 64 to break free atop a jammed leaderboard after the first round of the LPGA Portland Classic on Thursday.

After teeing off on 10 and making two birdies in her first 10 holes, Cernousek roared up the leaderboard with birdies at four, five and six.

The 22-year-old carded an eagle at the par-five seventh and added a birdie at the ninth to cap a sensational 64, admitting she let out “a little scream” when she almost holed out for an eagle at the ninth.

“I thought it was going to go in,” she said. “I’m super happy to hit the pin because it stayed pretty close and it was cool,” she said.

“I felt very good with my whole game,” added Cernousek, who turned pro in December after winning a US collegiate

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