HOYLAKE, England, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Ryu So-yeon and Haeji Kang each shot 2-under-par 70 Thursday in tying for the lead after the first round of the Ricoh Women's British Open.
Ryu, who won the U.S. Women's Open last year, sank five birdies against three bogeys in her opening round. Kang, who has never finished higher than 15th in a major tournament, used six birdies in offsetting a double bogey and two bogeys for her share of the lead.