Ochoa makes flying start to lead British Open by two02.08.2007 20:39 SportsBy Elspeth Burnside ST ANDREWS (Reuters) - World number one Lorena Ochoa of Mexico fired a six-under-par 67 to lead the Women's British Open by two shots after the first round on Thursday. The 25-year-old from Guadalajara, bidding to win her first major, kept out of the bunkers and didn't have a bogey over the Old Course at St Andrews. Sweden's Louise Friberg and South Korean Park In-Bee are two behind with Japan's Ai Miyazato and Britain's Rebecca Hudson a shot further back. Annika Sorenstam, who lost her top ranking to Ochoa this season, was one of the later starters and had to deal with a tough breeze. But the ten-time major winner battled to a one under 72. "I love my start," said Ochoa, who had been up at 5am for her early tee-time. "I'm going to keep the ball and the glove that I used today and put them in my souvenir cabinet back home. "I didn't mind getting up early. I'm a morning person and we were lucky because there was only a slight breeze. It was a really good day for me - it was almost easy." Ochoa's first birdie came with her longest putt of 10 feet at the fifth, she then had three in a row from the eighth and two more followed at the 15th and the par five 17th, where she was home in two. Michelle Wie showed much improved form to record a level par 73. The Hawaiian teenager has hit a form slump in a season plagued by a wrist injury, but said she was "beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel." Continued... Source: reuters.comwww.alllee.com |
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