In Lancashire, England, the ladies of the LPGA just finished a rough day on the green (winds topping off at 30mph, 200+ bunkers, and dry greens) with the top spot being held by Germany’s Sandra Gal with five birdies and 2 bogies in the final major championship of the 2009 season, the RICOH Women’s British Open at the Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club. Gal was the only player to break 70 today, finishing at 3-under-par 69. Closely following behind are Texan Angela Stanford and South Korean Song-Hee Kim both at 2-under-par 70. Michelle Wie finds herself rounding out the top ten after the first round at 1-over-par 73, tied for 7th with three others. Sixty-seven players shot 80 or higher today
Recent Evian Masters winner Ai Miyazato is tied for 24th at 3-over-par 75 while last year’s championJiyai Shin is tied for 52nd at 5-over-par 77. Team VTech’s Becky Morgan is tied for 88th at 8-over-par 80, Karen Stupples is tied for 117th at 10-over-par 82, Amy Hung is tied for 123rd at 11-over-par 83, and Alena Sharp is tied for 139 at 14-over-par 86.
Soo-Yun Kang has been disqualified.
We’ll see if conditions continue to cause more difficulty on the fairway or if it’ll be smooth sailing from now on. Check back with VTech for more news on the RICOH.