By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
There was some mixed luck for the Scots in the first round
of the Ladies European Tour's Spanish Women's Open in Madrid
today.
Vikki Laing (pictured) shot a three-under-par 69 to be joint fifth
behind the leader with a 64, Tiger Woods' niece Cheyenne
Woods, and Kylie Walker will start the second round in joint
11th place on the 70 mark.
But for Pamela Pretswell (jt 93rd with a 76) and Carly Booth
and Katy McNicoll, both 78 to be sharing 112th place, it was
a day of toil with no gain.
Musselburgh's Laind birdied the short ninth, 10th, long 14th
and 15th. She dropped only one shot, at the fifth and is the
leading British and Irish player at the end of Day 1
Walker (Carrick at Loch Lomond) birdied three of her last
five holes to come home in 34.
SCOTS' SCORES
Par 72
69 Vikki Laing (T5)
70 Kylie Walker (T11)
76 Pamela Pretswell (T93)
78 Carly Booth, Katy McNicoll (T112)
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By BETHAN CUTLER, LET Media Manager
While all eyes focused on Muirfield and the opening round of The Open
Championship on Thursday, at the other Open, in Spain, (de España
Femenino), the other Woods took the first round lead at Club de Campo
Villa de Madrid.
Ladies European Tour rookie professional Cheyenne Woods shot her career
best round with an eight-under-par 64 early in the day before her uncle
Tiger teed off in The Open in pursuit of his 18th Major championship.
Cheyenne, the daughter of Tiger’s half-brother Earl Junior, carded nine birdies and one bogey on the tight and hilly layout.
She had four birdies on the front nine and four more on the back, with a
solitary bogey on hole-15, to lead a Ladies European Tour event for the
first time.
“I started out birdie, birdie and that was a great way to start out. I
had birdies here and there and my putting was great. I just played
really steady. Everything clicked today so I felt great. Hopefully I can
continue just part of that tomorrow,” said Woods, who turns 23 on
Thursday next week during the ISPS HANDA Ladies European Masters at
Buckinghamshire Golf Club.
She said she felt at home in the hot and sunny conditions which are
similar to her native Arizona. “I practice at home and its 110, 115
degrees so this is pretty similar to home. It feels good. Spain has been
awesome so far and it’s been a great event with LET.”
Woods teed off early taking advantage of the slightly cooler conditions
and smooth greens but was finished more than two hours before her
famous uncle teed off in The Open Championship. She said that she would
be watching Tiger play in the afternoon.
She ended the day two shots clear of Spain’s Tania Elosegui, from San
Sebastian, with South African Lee-Anne Pace a stroke further behind and
Frenchwoman Celine Herbin alone at four under par.
Former Solheim Cup player Elosegui, who claimed her sole LET victory at
the 2009 Dutch Open, said: “I’m very happy with my round. No bogeys, so
that’s the best you can do. Six birdies and my putting was good. When I
had to make it I made it.
“I have always liked playing in Spain. I don’t know why. Friends
around, being with your family, it makes you more relaxed. You can also
have a little bit more pressure maybe because you are in your own
country but I like it and I try my best every week.”
Pace, currently second on the LET order of merit after a win in Turkey
and a second place three weeks ago in Slovakia, also felt at home in the
hot, arid conditions and said: “I love it. It’s a lot like the courses
we play in South Africa and very similar on the greens and the layout. I
quite like the course. I think I play well on tough courses. I’m
feeling good. It’s only the first day so you never know what’s going to
happen but I’m going to play like I always play, one shot at a time.
Today worked and hopefully it will for the rest of the week.”
Current LET order of merit leader Gwladys Nocera of France, who is
bidding for a fourth appearance in Europe’s Solheim Cup team having
recently won the Allianz Ladies Slovak Open, carded a three-under-par 69
and was one of six players in a share of fifth place.
Open de España Femenino
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid
18-21 July, 2013
Collated Round 1 Scores:
Par 72
64 - Cheyenne Woods (USA)
66 - Tania Elosegui (ESP)
67 - Lee-Anne Pace (RSA)
68 - Celine Herbin (FRA)
69 - Gwladys Nocera (FRA) , Joanna Klatten (FRA) , Mikaela Parmlid
(SWE) , Isabella Ramsay (SWE) , Vikki Laing (SCO) , Beth Allen (USA)
70 - Emily Kristine Pedersen (DNK) , Marta Silva Zamora (ESP) , Sophie
Sandolo (ITA) , Valentine Derrey (FRA) , Kylie Walker (SCO) , Ashleigh
Simon (RSA) , Melissa Reid (ENG) , Carmen Alonso (ESP)
71 - Laura Cabanillas (ESP) , Trish Johnson (ENG) , Eva Bjarvall (SWE) ,
Yu Yang Zhang (CHN) , Hannah Burke (ENG) , Klara Spilkova (CZE) , Ana
Larraneta (ESP) , Liz Young (ENG) , Lydia Hall (WAL) , Malene Jorgensen
(DEN) , Camilla Lennarth (SWE) , Alison Whitaker (AUS) , Karen Lunn
(AUS)
72 - Titiya Plucksataporn (THA) , Rebecca Artis (AUS) , Jia Yun Li
(CHN) , Eleanor Givens (ENG) , Charley Hull (ENG) , Louise Larsson (SWE)
, Bonita Bredenhann (NAM) , Sahra Hassan (WAL) , Raquel Carriedo (ESP) ,
Caroline Afonso (FRA) , Megan Grehan (USA)
73 - Viva Schlasberg (SWE) , Diana Luna (ITA) , Julie Maisongrosse
(FRA) , Mireia Prat (ESP) , Marianne Skarpnord (NOR) , Miriam Nagl (GER)
, Sophie Walker (ENG) , Nikki Campbell (AUS) , Veronica Zorzi (ITA) ,
Margarita Ramos (MEX) , Nontaya Srisawang (THA) , Stefania Croce (ITA) ,
Virginia Espejo (ESP) , Galina Rotmistrova (RUS) , Tandi Cuningham
(RSA) , Daniela Holmqvist (SWE) , Xi Yu Lin (CHN) , Ann-Kathrin Lindner
(GER) , Melanie Maetzler (SUI)
74 - Holly Aitchison (ENG) , Julie Greciet (FRA) , Mallory Fraiche
(USA) , Marta Sanz (ESP) , Sarah King (AUS) , Anais Maggetti (SUI) ,
Linda Wessberg (SWE) , Rebecca Sorensen (SWE) , Benedikte Grotvedt (NOR)
, Stacey Keating (AUS) , Margherita Rigon (ITA) , Virginie Lagoutte
(FRA) , Minea Blomqvist (FIN) , Carlota Ciganda (ESP) , Maria Hernandez
(ESP) , Anne-Lise Caudal (FRA) , Connie Chen (RSA)
75 - Marjet Van Der Graaff (NED) , Sophie Giquel-bettan (FRA) ,
Danielle Montgomery (ENG) , Patricia Sanz (ESP) , Stacy Lee Bregman
(RSA) , Charlotte Ellis (ENG) , Holly Clyburn (ENG) , Paula Hurtado
(COL) , Louise Kristersson (SWE) , Cassandra Kirkland (FRA) , Florentyna
Parker (ENG) , Isabell Gabsa (GER) , Bree Arthur (AUS) , Georgina
Simpson (ENG)
76 - Leigh Whittaker (GER) , Noora Tamminen (FIN) , Marion Ricordeau
(FRA) , Nikki Garrett (AUS) , Whitney Hillier (AUS) , Zuzana Kamasova
(SVK) , Jade Schaeffer (FRA) , Henni Zuel (ENG) , Christine Wolf (AUT) ,
Maria Beautell (ESP) , Pamela Pretswell (SCO)
77 - Morgana Robbertze (RSA) , Maha Haddioui (MAR) , Rebecca Hudson
(ENG) , Becky Brewerton (WAL) , Lucie Andre (FRA) , Emma Cabrera-bello
(ESP) , Emily Taylor (ENG) , Ursula Wikstrom (FIN)
78 - Steffi Kirchmayr (GER) , Cathryn Bristow (NZL) , Kristie Smith
(AUS) , Carin Koch (SWE) , Adriana Zwanck (ESP) , Elina Nummenpaa (FIN) ,
Katy McNicoll (SCO) , Ana B Sanchez (ESP) , Carly Booth (SCO)
79 - Laura Jansone (LVA) , Alexandra Vilatte (FRA)
80 - Stefanie Michl (AUT)
81 - Stephanie Na (AUS) , Tara Davies (WAL)
RTD - Lauren Mielbrecht (USA)
See attached a gratis image of Cheyenne Woods during round one
of the Open de España Femenino today in Madrid. (Credit: Tristan Jones).
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Two
former English champions will return to top level Tour golf in next
week’s ISPS Handa Ladies’ European Masters at The Buckinghamshire –
thanks to England Golf. 
