Scot David Drysdale was so chuffed in getting an on-course haircut he then went out to produce his equal-lowest Italian Open round in just over a decade.

It is common at many PGA Tour events but the sight of a ‘barber shop’ at a European Tour event is pretty rare.

But then players and caddies have been lining-up at Barber Italia within the tented village on the Milano Golf Club course.

Drysdale’s caddying wife, Vicky posted a picture of her husband in the chair with the caption.

David Drysdale chuffed to find a ‘Barber Shop’ at a European Tour event. Photo – Vicky Drysdale

The Eyemouth Golf Club attached golfer was in the first group off at 7.50am local time from the 10th tee and went out and grabbed four birdies in a bogey-free 67.

Dyrsdale birdied the 14th to one under going out back come home with birdies with at the first, fourth and sixth hole.

And what also surely gave the popular Scot some delight was birding the first hole on the Monza course where two years ago Drysdale sustained a three centimetre tear in the calf muscle of his right leg when walking up the slope of a bunker at the start his third round.

But there was no talk of that after such a solid start to his Italian Open campaign.

“It was pretty solid and being the first game out we got the greens pure this morning so it was fantastic to putt on them,” and some of the best greens we have putted on all year, ” he said.

“The course did play a little longer the first seven or eight holes but overall, quite happy.

“I hit a lot of fairways, a lot of greens. The greens are really quite small here, so if you’re hitting a lot of greens, you’re giving yourself chances. Yeah, probably my iron play. There’s been some decent stuff, 15th last week, Dunhill Links.

“I haven’t done an awful lot recently but the game is coming around.”

Drysdale played alongside Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat who was among six players to share the first round lead at seven-under par.

It was a day for low scoring with 92 of the 132 players in the $US 7m event managing to break par including Marc Warren who heads the Tartan challenge in recording a five-under par 66.

Sharing 17th place with Drysdale is Edinburgh’s Richie Ramsay who began his round birdie, par, birdie, bogey and then eagle.