GULLANE, Scotland — Tiffany Joh credited her “hot putter” as she shot a career-best 9-under 62 at the Ladies Scottish Open to take a four-shot lead after Thursday’s first round.
“I pretty much kept it in play and putted amazing, that’s the only way I could describe it today,” said the 31-year-old American, who opened and finished with birdies for the largest first-round lead on the LPGA Tour this year.
In-Kyung Kim, Amy Yang and Jenny Shin shot 66s to share a three-way tie for second place at Gullane Golf Club.
PGA: Robert Garrigus made a birdie after a rock saved his ball from water and had a one-stroke lead at 9-under 63 when first-round play in the RBC Canadian Open was suspended because of high wind and potential lightning strikes at Oakville, Ontario.
“Hit it right in the middle of the water, and it hit a rock and bounced over the thing,” Garrigus said about the break on the par-5 13th.
Garrigus, 40, won his lone PGA Tour title in 2010. He made five straight birdies on Nos. 2-6, then birdied four of the last six holes – three of them par 5s.
PGA Tour rookie Adam Schenk was second. He birdied the first five and last three.
Chris Stroud was third at 65, and Ben Crane, Hudson Swafford and Ian Poulter shot 66.
CHAMPIONS TOUR: Kirk Triplett and Thaworn Wiratchant shot 7-under 65s to lead the Senior British Open by one stroke at St. Andrews, Scotland, after the opening round but both will be keeping a close eye on defending champion Bernhard Langer.
While Langer’s 5-under 67 wasn’t the best score, his presence will have the attention of every other contender.
EUROPEAN TOUR: Bryson DeChambeau shot a 6-under 66 to take the first-round lead at the European Open in Hamburg, Germany.
DeChambeau carded his best European Tour round in more than two years for a one-shot lead.
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