WEETABIX WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN
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WEETABIX WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN
American veteran Juli Inkster covered the first nine holes of the Royal Lytham & St Annes links in only 30 strokes on her way to a lead of three at the end of the first round of the Weetabix Women's British Open today.
Juli, like most of the players in the field, found the inward half tougher than the first nine. But a respectable 36 home put her clear on the leaderboard at six under par 66.
Her nearest challengers are Italy's Silvia Cavalleri and Sweden's Maria Hjorth, a former student at Stirling University, on the 69 mark.
Pre-tournament favourite Annika Sorenstam was heading for one of the leading positions until she had a double-bogey 6 at the 17th and a bogey at the 18th. She came home in 39 for a par 72, the same mark at Laura Davies and Paula Creamer.
Michelle Wie started with three bogeys and had to birdie the last to escape with a two-over-par 74.
Catriona Matthew, a late starter, finished the day in joint 53rd place with a three-over-par 75.
That was one shot better than last week's Evian Masters winner Karrie Webb (Australia).
Amateur Heather MacRae and long-time pro Mhairi McKay had something in common today. They both had horrific inward halves on their way to 10-over-par 82s. Heather came home in 44, Mhairi in 46.
LEADERBOARD
Par 72
66 Juli Inkster (US) 30-36.
69 Silvia Cavalleri (Ita) 34-35, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 32-37.
70 Allison Hanna (US) 33-37, Nina Reis (Swe) 36-34, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 34-36.
Selected other scores:
72 Laura Davies (Eng) 36-36, Annika Sorenstam (Swe) 33-39, Paula Creamer (US) 35-37.
73 Karen Stupples (Eng) 36-37.
74 Michelle Wie (US) 37-37.
75 Catriona Matthew (Sco) 35-40.
76 Karrie Webb (Aus) 39-37, Becky Brewerton (Wal) 38-38.
77 Becky Morgan (Wal) 38-39.
82 Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 37-45, Heather MacRae (Sco) 38-44, Mhairi McKay (Sco) 36-46.
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+News of who is through to the quarter-finals of the Allied Surveyors Scottish men's amateur championship on our sister website, www.scottishgolfview.com
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WEETABIX WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN
American veteran Juli Inkster covered the first nine holes of the Royal Lytham & St Annes links in only 30 strokes on her way to a lead of three at the end of the first round of the Weetabix Women's British Open today.
Juli, like most of the players in the field, found the inward half tougher than the first nine. But a respectable 36 home put her clear on the leaderboard at six under par 66.
Her nearest challengers are Italy's Silvia Cavalleri and Sweden's Maria Hjorth, a former student at Stirling University, on the 69 mark.
Pre-tournament favourite Annika Sorenstam was heading for one of the leading positions until she had a double-bogey 6 at the 17th and a bogey at the 18th. She came home in 39 for a par 72, the same mark at Laura Davies and Paula Creamer.
Michelle Wie started with three bogeys and had to birdie the last to escape with a two-over-par 74.
Catriona Matthew, a late starter, finished the day in joint 53rd place with a three-over-par 75.
That was one shot better than last week's Evian Masters winner Karrie Webb (Australia).
Amateur Heather MacRae and long-time pro Mhairi McKay had something in common today. They both had horrific inward halves on their way to 10-over-par 82s. Heather came home in 44, Mhairi in 46.
LEADERBOARD
Par 72
66 Juli Inkster (US) 30-36.
69 Silvia Cavalleri (Ita) 34-35, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 32-37.
70 Allison Hanna (US) 33-37, Nina Reis (Swe) 36-34, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 34-36.
Selected other scores:
72 Laura Davies (Eng) 36-36, Annika Sorenstam (Swe) 33-39, Paula Creamer (US) 35-37.
73 Karen Stupples (Eng) 36-37.
74 Michelle Wie (US) 37-37.
75 Catriona Matthew (Sco) 35-40.
76 Karrie Webb (Aus) 39-37, Becky Brewerton (Wal) 38-38.
77 Becky Morgan (Wal) 38-39.
82 Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 37-45, Heather MacRae (Sco) 38-44, Mhairi McKay (Sco) 36-46.
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+News of who is through to the quarter-finals of the Allied Surveyors Scottish men's amateur championship on our sister website, www.scottishgolfview.com
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