Golf: Miyazato grabs share of lead
Ai Miyazato and Pernilla Lindberg fired seven-under 65s on soggy greens to share the lead.
MONTREAL:
Ai Miyazato and Pernilla Lindberg fired seven-under 65s on soggy greens to share the lead in the Canadian Women’s Open, with crowd favourite Samantha Richdale of Canada a shot back. Defending champion Michelle Wie was two shots adrift after shooting a five-under 67 at the Hillsdale Gold Club course just outside of Montreal. Richdale opened with a 66 and another stroke back was Angela Stanford, Jenny Shin and South Korea’s Kim Mi-hyun. “I did have expectations coming into this season but there was the earthquake and it had a bit of affect on me on and off the golf course,” said Miyazato who won five titles in 2010.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 27th, 2011.
Ai Miyazato and Pernilla Lindberg fired seven-under 65s on soggy greens to share the lead in the Canadian Women’s Open, with crowd favourite Samantha Richdale of Canada a shot back. Defending champion Michelle Wie was two shots adrift after shooting a five-under 67 at the Hillsdale Gold Club course just outside of Montreal. Richdale opened with a 66 and another stroke back was Angela Stanford, Jenny Shin and South Korea’s Kim Mi-hyun. “I did have expectations coming into this season but there was the earthquake and it had a bit of affect on me on and off the golf course,” said Miyazato who won five titles in 2010.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 27th, 2011.