GolfCzech.com | Golf news | Ochoa opens with 73 in her own event, while Sorenstam roars to lead
11/14/2008
Lorena Ochoa struggled Thursday in the first round in her own Lorena Ochoa Invitational, shooting a 1-over 73 on her home course to drop five strokes behind Annika Sorenstam and the other leaders.
Championship winner Yani Tseng, No. 2 in the world behind Ochoa and ahead of Sorenstam, topped the leaderboard at 68 along with Sorenstam, Angela Stanford, Karen Stupples, Seon Hwa Lee, Nicole Castrale, Hee-Won Han and Brittany Lang.
Ochoa has two victories -- the 2006 and 2008 Corona Championship -- in nine LPGA Tour starts in Mexico. She has seven victories in 20 Tour starts this year and leads the money list with $2,738,888.
Sorenstam, leaving the LPGA Tour at the end of the season, birdied five of the first 13 holes to take the lead at 5 under, but missed shot par putts on 14 and 16 before rallying with a birdie on 18.
The Swedish star is coming off a playoff victory two weeks ago in a Ladies European Tour event in China. She has three LPGA Tour victories this season.
Stupples, the 35-year-old English player looking for her first victory the 2004 Women's British Open, birdied the first three holes and holed a 60-degree wedge from 70 yards for eagle on the 364-yard 14th.
She played with a broken middle toe on her right foot.
The 23-year-old Lang birdied four of her last five holes.
Leaderboard – Round 1:
1. Karen Stupples 68 - 4
Nicole Castrale 68 - 4
Hee-Won Han 68 - 4
Brittany Lang 68 - 4
Seon Hwa Lee 68 - 4
Yani Tseng 68 - 4
Angela Stanford 68 - 4
Annika Sorenstam 68 - 4
9. Sophie Gustafson 69 - 3
Jee Young Lee 69 - 3
Meena Lee 69 - 3
Na Yeon Choi 69 - 3
Source: AP, LPGA
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