Michele Thomson bogeyed her first hole, eagled the second and birdied seven of her last 11 holes to post a 65 and take the first-round lead at the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open.
“Probably had a little bit of a nervous start I would say. Obviously being at the Scottish Open, it’s my fourth one now but obviously still got the nerves off the first tee and hit a bit of a ropey drive,” said Thomson. “Stood up on the second tee and just restarted, hit a great drive down the middle and had 240 and just thought, ‘I’ve got adrenaline here, just going to go for it’ and hit it on, made eagle and from there it snowballed.
“Hit a lot of good wedges into holes and drove well off the tee. The only shot really I missed all day was probably my drive at the first.”
Yuka Saso, who won the U.S. Women’s Open in June, is in close pursuit, two shots back. She’s tied for second with Anne van Dam and Jasmine Suwannapura.
Van Dam is seeking her first win. Two years ago, she posted her career-best finish, a tie for 6th, in the then-Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open. Suwannapura has two LPGA wins on her résumé.
Trust Golf, part of the Thai-based TCT Corporation, took over as title sponsor earlier this year.
The tournament also has a new venue, the new Dumbarnie Links in Fife, Scotland.
Next week is the AIG Women’s British Open.
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