Japanese players dominate early on AIG Women’s Open as Lottie Woad shoots even a couple

Porthcawl, Wales – Rio Takeda covers double bogee with four birds over their last seven holes on Thursday for 5-Malk 67, who presented Japanese findings and mixed day for Lottie Woade.

Japanese players held the first three places in Royal Porthcawl, with Miyu Yamashit in 68. Three were among the first 12 years after opening in which the wind was withdrawn, but about half the field was in war or better.

Takeda, one of the 20 players who won the LPGA tour this year, took a double bourge on the ninth hole of 5 years, only for rally over the hole to close. Okayama, who plays Japan LPGA, hit the plate metal at 12 feet to number 17 for her final bird.

Toad started the moon as no. 1 amateur in women’s golf. She won the European tour ladies, missed the playoff of one shooting in LPGA Major, then won the female Scotland open against Jake Polje in his pro debut.

She was a favorite betting on the final major of the year and she was well in a mix with birds on a couple-5 18. For a couple. 72.

He played Wair next to the Champions of the Champions of Lydia Ko (73) and Lilia Vu, a double-main winner with two years ago, which he had 74.

“He had a good amount of birds, just a few bad worn on the front nine nine that could definitely be avoided,” Woad said. “It’s nice to end up on a couple and a bird. It’s one of those rounds that could definitely be deducted from me. I’m happy to hang out there and I hung out together.”

Nelly Korda, whose rank is

“Sometimes you have to be lucky when you make the wrong decision. Somehow you have to let you know,” Korda said, still looking for his first victory this year after seven titles last season.

Korda and Waad played in the afternoon, when the wind started striking harder with Bristol channels and facing a fast reversal before starting the second round in the morning.

Mao Saigo, who won the first LPGA Major in Champions Chevron, and the Riviera of the Open winner of Chisato Iwai were in a large group in 69. It included Mimi Rhodes from England, leading to a list of money with three titles.

Rhodes grew up reproduction over the Bristolian channel, and she came a month ago to see the royal porthhapun before the first British Briton woman opened. The wind was strong that day, which felt on Thursday to feel more manageable.

“Members told me they were the most pristine, so I saw it, so I played the game as with a lot of wind,” Rhodes said. “So yes, maybe I played the game when he was in her hardest and now I think it’s easier.”