Just a fortnight after her Victorian Open win, World Number 1 amateur Minjee Lee has flown out of the blocks to be tied second after the first round of the World Ladies Championship in China. Lee finished with a first round 5-under par 68 to be in second place behind World Number 2 Suzann Pettersen who shot a first round 6-under 67. Starting on the 10th hole, Lee bogeyed the 11th before birdies at the 12th, 13th and 14th holes in succession and another birdie at the 18th had her 4-under through her front nine. Birdies on the 4th, 6th and 7th sandwiched a bogey at the 6th to leave her with her 68. The Western Australian 17-year-old outscored her playing partner, World Number 1 Inbee Park, who finished with a 4-under 69. 1 Suzann Pettersen NOR F* -6 67 2 Minjee Lee (a) AUS F* -5 68 3 Inbee Park KOR F* -4 69 3 Gwladys Nocera FRA F* -4 69 5 So Yeon Ryu KOR F* -3 70 5 Nikki Campbell AUS F -3 70 7 Eleanor Givens ENG F -2 71 7 Yi Chen Liu TPE F* -2 71
Author: Golf Australia