Karrie Webb grabs a share of the lead at storm-hit US Women's Open

Karrie Webb impressed on the first day

FROM SKYSPORTS.COM
Karrie Webb produced a string of birdies on the back nine to grab a share of the first round lead at a storm-hit US Women's Open on Thursday.

Seven-time major champion Webb rolled back the years with a near-flawless opening round, starting with 10 straight pars before notching four birdies down the stretch to finish with a four-under-par 66 at Pennsylvania's Lancaster Country Club.

The 40-year-old Australian, who won back-to-back Opens in 2000 and 2001, said past experience had taught her to keep her emotions in check as she looked to get off to a smooth start in the tournament.
"I still have my challenges at a US Open," Webb said.
"You always want to do well at this event. And for me it's about controlling my emotions and not getting too high or too low, especially in the first couple of rounds.
"I did a really good job of that today. I played very well, I didn't miss a fairway.
"When you play like that, it's not easy but it's less stressful than I could have made it."
Webb finished her round several hours before klaxons sounded across the course shortly after 6pm local time as an electrical storm churned towards the region.
Play was later halted for the day with several players left out on the course. They included Catriona Matthew.
Joining Webb at the top of the leaderboard was 24-year-old Marina Alex, who drained three birdies on her final five holes to also finish on four-under.
South Korea's Amy Yang was a shot back with a three-under-par 67. The first round leaderboard could easily look different on Friday however with Choi Nay-Yeon on three under after 15 holes and Jane Park of the United States three under after 13.
Alex has endured a rollercoaster season on the LPGA circuit this year, at one stage missing five consecutive cuts before posting her first top 10 finish of the season a fortnight ago.
The New Jersey native revealed she was starting to reap benefits from technical tweaks she had implemented in recent months.
"Now that I've put some of these changes into play a little more often, I just feel more comfortable and I'm making freer swings and the results are showing from that," Alex said.
New Zealand prodigy Lydia Ko remains firmly in the hunt, four shots off the lead after an even par 70, grouped with seven other players including English veteran Laura Davies.
However it was a disappointing start for defending Open champion Michelle Wie, who shot a two-over-par 72 after struggling to get to grips with the demanding 6,353-yard layout, carding four bogeys and two birdies.
Kylie Walker had a 78 and Heather MacRae an 80 in the first round
 FIRST ROUND SCORES
*Several players have still to complete their first round

T1	Marina Alex	66
T1	Karrie Webb	66
T3	Amy Yang	67
T3	Na Yeon Choi*	55
T3	Jane Park*	48
T6	Mi Hyang Lee	68
T6	Morgan Pressel	68
T6	In Gee Chun	68
T6	Austin Ernst	68
T6	Sydnee Michaels	68
T6	Elizabeth Nagel	68
T6	Inbee Park*	53
T6	Muni He*	41
T14	Stacy Lewis	69
T14	Azahara Munoz	69
T14	Chella Choi*	62
T14	Q Baek*	57
T18	Ai Suzuki	70
T18	Laura Davies	70
T18	Pernilla Lindberg	70
T18	Lydia Ko	70
T18	Jung-Min Lee	70
T18	Brittany Lang	70
T18	Emma Talley	70
T18	Shiho Oyama	70
T18	Alison Lee*	63
T18	Lexi Thompson*	63
T18	Angela Stanford*	59
T18	Paula Creamer*	55
T18	Hyo-Joo Kim*	55
T18	Regina Plasencia*	46
T18	Mariel Galdiano*	47
T33	Stephanie Connelly	71
T33	Lee Lopez	71
T33	Mina Harigae	71
T33	Min Lee	71
T33	Erika Kikuchi	71
T33	Candie Kung	71
T33	Jaye Marie Green	71
T33	Ryann O'Toole	71
T33	Ayako Uehara	71
T33	Sakura Yokomine	71
T33	Charley Hull	71
T33	Danielle Kang	71
T33	Mirim Lee	71
T33	Mo Martin	71
T33	Lizette Salas	71
T33	Gerina Piller	71
T33	Teresa Lu	71
T33	Megan Khang	71
T33	Lala Anai	71
T33	Christina Foster	71
T33	Haruka Morita-Wanyaolu	71
T33	Karine Icher*	67
T33	Christina Kim*	67
T33	Brooke Henderson*	64
T33	Minjee Lee	56
T33	Anna Nordqvist	56
T33	Hans Reimers*	48
T33	Wei-Ling Hsu*	44
T33	Nontaya Srisawang*	44
T62	Hannah O'Sullivan	72
T62	Belen Mozo	72
T62	Kim Kaufman	72
T62	Gaby Lopez	72
T62	Tiffany Joh	72
T62	Michelle Wie	72
T62	So Yeon Ryu	72
T62	Laura Diaz	72
T62	Thidapa Suwannapura	72
T62	Kris Tamulis	72
T62	Beatriz Recari*	65
T62	Yani Tseng*	65
T62	Carlota Ciganda*	61
T62	Ha Na Jang*	61
T62	Sei-Young Kim*	57
T62	Mariajo Uribe*	57
T62	I.K. Kim*	53
T62	Catriona Matthew*	53
T62	Gwladys Nocera*	53
T62	Maria Balikoeva*	48
T62	Rumi Yoshiba*	48
T62	Dylan Kim*	45
T62	Min Gyeong Youn*	45
T85	Suzuka Yamaguchi	73
T85	Breanna Elliott	73
T85	Ji Young Oh	73
T85	Nikolette Schroeder	73
T85	Shanshan Feng	73
T85	Lee-Anne Pace	73
T85	M.J. Hur*	69
T85	Hee Young Park*	69
T85	Jodi Ewart Shadoff*	73
T85	Julieta Granada*	61
T85	Misuzu Narita*	54
T85	Bertine Strauss*	50
T97	Maria Fassi	74
T97	Alejandra Llaneza	74
T97	Amelia Lewis	74
T97	Xiyu Lin	74
T97	Birdie Kim	74
T97	Ally McDonald	74
T97	Jenny Shin	74
T97	Brittany Lincicome*	59
T97	Georgia Hall*	55
T106	Holly Aitchison	75
T106	Lauren Taylor	75
T106	Mallory Blackwelder	75
T106	Katherine Kirk	75
T106	Ayaka Matsumori	75
T106	Haru Nomura	75
T106	Dewi Claire Schreefel	75
T106	Eun-Hee Ji	75
T106	Kristen Gillman	75
T106	Moriya Jutanugarn*	71
T106	Sandra Gal*	63
T106	Caroline Masson*	56
T106	Beth Lillie*	56
T106	Line Vedel	56
T120	Celine Boutier	76
T120	Jennifer Song	76
T120	Lindsey Weaver	76
T120	Sarah Jane Smith	76
T120	Brooke Pancake	76
T120	Angella Then	76
T126	Yanhong Pan	77
T126	Lilia Vu	77
T126	Mika Miyazato	77
T126	Babe Liu	77
T126	Meena Lee	77
T126	Pornanong Phatlum	77
T126	Haley Italia	77
T126	So Young Lee	77
T126	Lauren Doughtie*	58
T135	Daniela Darquea*	78
T135	Kylie Walker	78
T135	Ilhee Lee*	71
T135	Jessica Korda*	63
T135	Sun Young Yoo*	59
T135	Sarah Burnham*	59
T141	Yuting Shi	79
T141	Ariya Jutanugarn	79
T141	Suzann Pettersen	79
T141	Su-Hyun Oh	79
T141	Stephanie Meadow*	75
T141	Lori Adams*	52
T147	Samantha Wagner	80
T147	Dori Carter	80
T147	Haeji Kang	80
T147	Caroline Hedwall	80
T147	Heather MacRae	80
T152	Jennifer Park	81
T152	Natalie Gulbis	81
154	Nikki Long	86