CATRIONA MATTHEW BEST WITH A 74 IN RICOH BRITISH OPEN

LITTLE CHEER FOR SCOTS IN FIRST 

ROUND AT ROYAL BIRKDALE

The opening day of the Ricoh Women's British Open championship at Royal Birkdale brought very little to cheer about for followers of Scottish fortunes.
Former major title winner, at another Lancashire venue, Catriona Matthew finished with a 74, joint 35th and six shots behind the leader, Japan;s Ayako Uehara.
Vikki Laing is just inside the top 100 with a 77 but will has a lot of work ahead of her to make the halfway cut.
Sally Watson, who has been playing so well in her rookie Ladies European Tour year, slipped off her pedestal with an eight-over-par 80 for 129th place. But even so she was two shots better than Kylie Walker (T134) 
FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72
68 Ayako Uehara (Japan)
69 Mo Martin (USA)
70 Morgan Pressel (USA), Mina Harigae (USA), Sarah Kemp (Australia)
71 Holly Clyburn (England), Stacy Lewis (USA), So Yeon Ryu (S Korea), Amy Yang (S Korea)
72 Karrie Webb (Australia), Lexi Thompson (USA), Anna Nordqvist (Sweden), Julieta Granada, Marina Alex (USA), Amelia Lewis (USA), Azahara Munoz (Spain), Inbee Park (S Korea), Jessica Korda (USA), Suzann Petterson (Norway), Al Miyazato (Japan), Lydia Ko (NZ), Jiyai Shin (S Korea), Emma Talley (USA) (am).
SELECTED SCORES
73 Georgia Hall (England) (am), Charley Hull (England)
74 Catriona Matthew (Scotland) (T35)
75 Michelle Wie (USA), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (England), Paula Creamer (USA) (T48)
77 Stephanie Meadow (N Ireland) (T86)
78 Vikki Laing (Scotland), Amy Boulden (Wales) (T99)
80 Sally Watson (129th)
82 Kylie Walker (T134) 

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