Australian star Minjee Lee, pictured above, took advantage of the glorious weather conditions at Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club, Lancashire this afternoon to shoot a sizzling seven-under-par 65 to lead after the first round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
Lee is one stroke clear of Japan’s Mamiko Higa, with England’s Georgia Hall tied for third place only two shots from the lead
The 2009 Champion Catriona Matthew finished on 1under par 71 to be tied in 28th place. Kylie Henry had 2 disaster holes to drop 5 shots in her round of 78.
Florentyna Parker had a hole in one which has earned £2,000 for Alzheimers Research UK (plus a further £60 for her 6 birdies), a charity she has supported since her Grandmother’s diagnosis with the disease
