CARNOUSTIE'S KATY SHARES LEAD

Carnoustie's Katy McNicoll (pictured) is sharing the lead and Pamela Pretswell from Hamilton is joint third after a storm-delayed first round of the Azores Ladies Open golf championship at Golf de Batalha, San Miguel. The storm wiped out Thursday's pro-am. McNicoll birdied two par-5 holes, the second and 10th, on her way to a one-over-par 73 on a wet course playing very long. The Scot is sharing the lead with Italian Anna Rossi. Pretswell had only one birdie, at the long 13th, in compiling a 75. The Azores Ladies Open is one of the events on the Ladies European Tour's developmental circuit, the LETAS Series. LEADING FIRST ROUND SCORES Par 72 Yardage 6,065 73 Katy McNicoll (Sco), Anna Rossi (Ita) 75 Pamela Pretswell (Sco),Solvi Harkonen (Fin) SELECTED SCORES 78 Danielle McVeigh (Ire). 80 Lucy Williams (Eng) 81 Tara Delaney (Ire) 83 Tracey Boyes (Eng) 84 Rachel Bell (Eng) 87 Lauren Blease (Eng).