WOMEN'S INDIAN OPEN REPORT, SCORES
Laura Davies leads with a 65
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Sweden’s Louise Friberg was a shot further back in fourth on 68, followed by South African Lee-Anne Pace and Veronica Zorzi, tied for fifth on 69 and Thailand’s Russamee Gulyanamitta in seventh on 70.
Davies is targeting her fifth win of the season after victories this year in New Zealand, Germany, Austria and Spain.
Having had to go through the agony of being in the hotel for three days without her golf equipment, the Englishwoman only got news that her golf bag arrived about 9am this morning.
"I had to rush to the airport this morning before my tee-off and again make a frantic appeal as the airport authorities did not want to release the bag which arrived from China without signing. The golf officials spoke to the airport people and got my bag released," she said.
Once back at the club with her golf bag, Davies said her mood changed for the better. "I played well - seven birdies and without dropping a stroke," she said.
Davies' birdies came on the first, seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th, 15th and 18th. "I played as if nothing eventful had happened to me in India, but the two little girls - defending champion Pornanong Phatlum (72) and local star Sharmila Nicollet (78) - kept me good company. They have vast potential. I can see that in them," she said.
Davies got a little serious when asked about the Henderson Money List.
"Well, that's why I'm here - to win and narrow the gap with Lee-Anne (Pace) and then go for the flnal fling in Dubai to decide who gets to win the most money and the bonus that comes with it."
She is currently second on the LET’s Henderson Money List, trailing Lee-Anne Pace by €62,946 and can bridge the gap with this week’s €33,750 first prize.
She is trying to win it for the eighth time in her 25-year career, which would be another record for Britain’s best ever lady golfer.
SCOTSWATCH: Kylie Walker, joint eighth with a 71, is the next best British or Irish player after leader Laura at the end of the first day.
Carly Booth (38-38) and Pamela Feggans (40-36) are on the 76 mark.
Vikki Laing (38-40) had a disappointing 78.
SCOREBOARD
(Par 72):
65 Laura Davies (Eng)
67 Rebecca Flood (Aus), Praewnappa Phol-Uayporn (Tha)
68 Louise Friberg (Swe)
69 Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa), Veronica Zorzi (Ita)
70 Russamee Gulyanamitta (Tha)
71 Ayaka Hayashi (Jpn), Yuki Sakurai (Jpn), Kylie Walker (Sco), Nontaya Srisawang (Tha)
72 Tandi Cuningham (Rsa), Linda Wessberg (Swe), Jessica Ji (Kor), Katherine Kempter (USA), Caroline Rominger (Swi), Elizabeth Smith (USA), Maria Verchenova (Rus), Pornanong Phatlum (Tha), Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa), Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha), Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin), Holly Aitchison (Eng), Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor), Nuchada Vitayakonkomol (Tha)
73 Monica V.Christiansen (Den), Martina Gillen (Irl), Elena Giraud (Fra), Patcharajutar Kongkraphan (Tha), Becky Morgan (Wal), Diana D'alessio (USA), Sarah Nicholson (Nzl), Vaishvi Sinha (Ind), Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned), Sophie Walker (Eng), Federica Piovano (Ita)
74 Porani Chutichai (Tha), Helen Alfredsson (Swe), Kiran Matharu (Eng), Walailak Satarak (Tha), Ursula Wikstrom (Fin), Kim Welch (USA), Cassandra Kirkland (Fra)
75 Tania Wadhwa (Ind), Hazel Kavanagh (Irl), Tiffany Tavee (USA), Mayumi Chinzei (Jap), Hannah Ralph (Eng), Camille Fallay (Fra)
76 Mallory Blackwelder (USA), Melodie Bourdy (Fra), Mehar Atwal (Ind), Carly Booth (Sco), Lidya Ivana Jaya (Ina), Marianne Skarpnord (Nor), Julie Greciet (Fra), Rebecca Coakley (Irl), Morgana Robbertze (Rsa), Johanna Lundberg (Swe), Valerie Tan, Margherita Rigon (Ita), Narisara Kerdrit (Tha), Pamela Feggans (Sco), Danielle Bowers (Eng), Laurette Maritz (Rsa), Jenni Kuosa (Fin), Claire Aitken (Eng)
77 Yu Maruoka (Jpn), Mariana Macias Capuzzi (Spa), Clare Choi (Aus), Stephanie Na (Aus), Ajira Nualraksa (Tha), Frances Bondad (Aus), Tiranun Yoopan (Tha), Julie Maisongrosse (Fra), Chayuda Singhsuwan (Tha)
78 Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai (Tha), Smriti Mehra (Ind), Vikki Laing (Sco), Sanniya Sharma (Ind), Kurika Srisornrit (Tha), Hanna-Leena Salonen (Fin), Sharmila Nicollet (Ind)
FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITEEngland’s Laura Davies opened with a flawless seven-under-par 65 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Hero Honda Women’s Indian Open.
Davies, pictured, fired seven birdies at DLF Golf and Country Club, New Delhi with four on the front nine and three on the back nine.
She moved two strokes clear of Australian rookie Rebecca Flood and Praewnappa Phol-Uayporn of Thailand. Davies, pictured, fired seven birdies at DLF Golf and Country Club, New Delhi with four on the front nine and three on the back nine.
Sweden’s Louise Friberg was a shot further back in fourth on 68, followed by South African Lee-Anne Pace and Veronica Zorzi, tied for fifth on 69 and Thailand’s Russamee Gulyanamitta in seventh on 70.
Davies is targeting her fifth win of the season after victories this year in New Zealand, Germany, Austria and Spain.
Having had to go through the agony of being in the hotel for three days without her golf equipment, the Englishwoman only got news that her golf bag arrived about 9am this morning.
"I had to rush to the airport this morning before my tee-off and again make a frantic appeal as the airport authorities did not want to release the bag which arrived from China without signing. The golf officials spoke to the airport people and got my bag released," she said.
Once back at the club with her golf bag, Davies said her mood changed for the better. "I played well - seven birdies and without dropping a stroke," she said.
Davies' birdies came on the first, seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th, 15th and 18th. "I played as if nothing eventful had happened to me in India, but the two little girls - defending champion Pornanong Phatlum (72) and local star Sharmila Nicollet (78) - kept me good company. They have vast potential. I can see that in them," she said.
Davies got a little serious when asked about the Henderson Money List.
"Well, that's why I'm here - to win and narrow the gap with Lee-Anne (Pace) and then go for the flnal fling in Dubai to decide who gets to win the most money and the bonus that comes with it."
She is currently second on the LET’s Henderson Money List, trailing Lee-Anne Pace by €62,946 and can bridge the gap with this week’s €33,750 first prize.
She is trying to win it for the eighth time in her 25-year career, which would be another record for Britain’s best ever lady golfer.
SCOTSWATCH: Kylie Walker, joint eighth with a 71, is the next best British or Irish player after leader Laura at the end of the first day.
Carly Booth (38-38) and Pamela Feggans (40-36) are on the 76 mark.
Vikki Laing (38-40) had a disappointing 78.
SCOREBOARD
(Par 72):
65 Laura Davies (Eng)
67 Rebecca Flood (Aus), Praewnappa Phol-Uayporn (Tha)
68 Louise Friberg (Swe)
69 Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa), Veronica Zorzi (Ita)
70 Russamee Gulyanamitta (Tha)
71 Ayaka Hayashi (Jpn), Yuki Sakurai (Jpn), Kylie Walker (Sco), Nontaya Srisawang (Tha)
72 Tandi Cuningham (Rsa), Linda Wessberg (Swe), Jessica Ji (Kor), Katherine Kempter (USA), Caroline Rominger (Swi), Elizabeth Smith (USA), Maria Verchenova (Rus), Pornanong Phatlum (Tha), Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa), Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha), Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin), Holly Aitchison (Eng), Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor), Nuchada Vitayakonkomol (Tha)
73 Monica V.Christiansen (Den), Martina Gillen (Irl), Elena Giraud (Fra), Patcharajutar Kongkraphan (Tha), Becky Morgan (Wal), Diana D'alessio (USA), Sarah Nicholson (Nzl), Vaishvi Sinha (Ind), Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned), Sophie Walker (Eng), Federica Piovano (Ita)
74 Porani Chutichai (Tha), Helen Alfredsson (Swe), Kiran Matharu (Eng), Walailak Satarak (Tha), Ursula Wikstrom (Fin), Kim Welch (USA), Cassandra Kirkland (Fra)
75 Tania Wadhwa (Ind), Hazel Kavanagh (Irl), Tiffany Tavee (USA), Mayumi Chinzei (Jap), Hannah Ralph (Eng), Camille Fallay (Fra)
76 Mallory Blackwelder (USA), Melodie Bourdy (Fra), Mehar Atwal (Ind), Carly Booth (Sco), Lidya Ivana Jaya (Ina), Marianne Skarpnord (Nor), Julie Greciet (Fra), Rebecca Coakley (Irl), Morgana Robbertze (Rsa), Johanna Lundberg (Swe), Valerie Tan, Margherita Rigon (Ita), Narisara Kerdrit (Tha), Pamela Feggans (Sco), Danielle Bowers (Eng), Laurette Maritz (Rsa), Jenni Kuosa (Fin), Claire Aitken (Eng)
77 Yu Maruoka (Jpn), Mariana Macias Capuzzi (Spa), Clare Choi (Aus), Stephanie Na (Aus), Ajira Nualraksa (Tha), Frances Bondad (Aus), Tiranun Yoopan (Tha), Julie Maisongrosse (Fra), Chayuda Singhsuwan (Tha)
78 Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai (Tha), Smriti Mehra (Ind), Vikki Laing (Sco), Sanniya Sharma (Ind), Kurika Srisornrit (Tha), Hanna-Leena Salonen (Fin), Sharmila Nicollet (Ind)
79 Chourkittisopon Chouvaraid (Tha), Tara Delaney (Irl), Ornthana Chuenarrom (Tha), Nalini Singh Siwach (Ind), Kate Combes (Aus), Kym Larratt (Eng), Danielle Masters (Eng), Janya Morakotphan (Tha), Pallavi Jain (Ind), Anna Rossi (Ita)
80 Salimah Mussani (Ind), Seema Sadekar (Can), Gauri Monga (Ind), Shradhanjajli Singh (Ind), Km Juul (Den), Pennapa Pulsawath (Tha)
81 Elin Emanuelsson (Swe), Heidi Chua (Phi), Jiali Ji (Sin), Julie Tvede (Den)
82 Preetinder Kaur (Ind), Narapatr Phansri (Tha), Neha Tripathi (Ind), Ankita Tiwana (Ind)
83 Carmen Alonso (Spa)85 Nikki Ponappa (Ind), Chaithra Katamneni (Ind)
86 Rani Sonti (Ind)
87 Nalini Singh (Ind), Nitika Jadeja (Ind), Vicky Ho (Chn)
88 Kusuma Meechai (Tha)
95 Maria Josefina Pulumbarit (Phi)
97 Betty Ng
100 Chih Feng Peng (Tai)
RTD: Ana Larraneta (Spa), Sophie Sandolo (Ita)
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