Korean Lee on top after sizzling 62 at Women’s British Open

Further birdies at the 14th and 17th completed a 10-under-par first-round total and put Lee comfortably clear of nearest challenger Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand.

China’s Feng Shanshan was in third place on 66 despite nearly missing her tee-off time.

She then lost a playoff to Henderson in the KPMG Women’s PGA and tied for third in the U.S. Women’s Open.

She’s tied for 89th, 12 shots from the leader, South Korean Mirim Lee.

And the two-time career victor – both victories were in 2014 – was wary of taking anything for granted.

“I played steady golf but it was a bit of a challenge”, Young said.

“I usually play on the Duke’s and the Duchess’ Courses because they are very tight”. “There are a few things I can tidy up but I’m pleased”, she said.

Things were less smooth for China’s Shanshan Feng who nearly made a disastrous mistake before hitting a ball in anger, miscalculating the time it would take to get from the practise ground to the course to the extent that as her playing partners were teeing off she was jumping off a buggy to run the last 50 yards to the tee before shouting ‘I’m here!’ in narrowly avoiding disqualification.

Hull birdied her last two holes to finish strong. I said, “Hey, what’s popular right now?” Woburn also has two other layouts called the Duke’s and the Duchess’ that Hull said she has played hundreds of times.

“Being a Florida girl I’m not used to the 50-degree weather and the rain but that is what we expect when we come to the British”, she added. “I miscalculated the rides between the range, the practice putting green and the course”, she explained later.

“There’s going to be a lot of pressure on me and a lot of focus, so I’m not going to be thinking about it too much. I was next and so I made it with about 30 seconds to spare”.

Two birdies in the first three holes was the flawless start but it was understandable that her four bogeys came in the last 10 holes as she exhausted.

She finished well off the pace at this event last season (T61), but Jutanugarn is a new player this year and carries momentum from a T2 finish in her last stroke play event.

She is marrying University of Houston golf coach, Gerrod Chadwell, a week on Saturday.

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“But it is what it is. I want the Olympics to be fun and not stress about a medal”.