Reid and Wikstrom take route
66 on Day 1 in Tenerife
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England’s Melissa Reid, pictured left, and Finland’s Ursula Wikstrom posted a pair of six under par 66s in fine but windy conditions to share the first round lead at the Tenerife Ladies Open today.
Reid, playing at Buenavista Golf for the first time and without a practice round, carded six birdies, two bogeys and an eagle at the par-five 18th hole.
The 22-year-old Turkish Airlines Ladies Open champion was then joined by Wikstrom, who teed off ten minutes later and made eight birdies, along with a double bogey at the par-four 11th.
Reid had four birdies and one bogey on her front nine but missed four birdie putts from less than five feet.
Three under at the turn, she made a crucial 15-foot bogey putt at the 11th which was the catalyst for a back nine of three under. She birdied the short 12th and the 16th, before striking a seven-iron to within 30 feet of the hole at the par-five 18th.
On her 11th-hole bogey, Reid said: “I hit a really good drive there, just completely came out of it; a bad second shot and then I had a bad chip and then another bad chip. A double bogey is a bit of a killer really you’ve got to make two birdies to get it back whereas a bogey you can get over the next hole. It definitely kept the momentum going.
“An eagle to finish was nice. I felt like I left a couple out there. It’s only the first day but you certainly play your way into the tournament and want to shoot as low as you can. Hopefully I’ll keep it going.”
“There are a big five weeks coming up after this so I’ve been doing a bit of preparation for that and it’s quite good that it’s windy, like Birkdale,” she said. “You’ve got to hit some low shots, especially with wedges and short irons so it’s all good practice for Birkdale.”
While she has secured her place at the Major championship, Wikstrom was the top ranked player on the LET’s Henderson Money List not to qualify.
This week, she has another chance to secure her place at the Ricoh Women’s British Open, as the top three finishers at the Tenerife Ladies Open not already exempt who have entered will receive a place.
SCOREBOARD
Par 72
66 Melissa Reid (Eng), Ursula Wikstrom (Fin)
67 Christel Boeljon (Ned), Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra), Trish Johnson (Eng)
68 Josefin Leijon (Swe), Laurette Maritz (Rsa), Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra)
69 Federica Piovano (Ita), Kate Combes (Aus), Veronica Zorzi (Ita), Karen Lunn (Aus), Jeehae Lee (Kor),
Vikki Laing (Sco)
70 Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor), Cassandra Kirkland (Fra), Emelie Lind (Swe), Malene Jorgensen (Den), Anja Monke (Germany).
71 Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha), Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa), Lydia Hall (Wal), Caroline Rominger (Swi), Smriti Mehra (Ind), Corisande Lee (Eng), Frances Bondad (Aus), Florentyna Parker (Eng), Julie Tvede (Den)
72 Clare Queen (Sco), Julie Maisongrosse (Fra), Nina Reis (Swe), Lisa Hall (Eng), Rebecca Hudson (Eng), Tandi Cuningham (Rsa), Sophie Giquel (Fra),
Kylie Walker (Sco), Caroline Afonso (Fra), Kim Welch (USA), Rebecca Flood (Aus), Lee-Anne Pace (Rsa)
73 Jo Pritchard (Wal), Danielle Louise Masters (Eng), Maria Verchenova (Rus), Mollie Fankhauser (USA), Felicity Johnson (Eng), Riikka Hakkarainen (Fin), Kiran Matharu (Eng), Carmen Alonso, Linda Wessberg (Swe), Jade Schaeffer (Fra), Sophie Sandolo (Ita), Nikki Garrett (Aus), Bettina Hauert (Ger)
74 Itziar Elguezabal, Stefania Croce (Ita), Rebecca Coakley (Irl), Margherita Rigon (Ita), Jenni Kuosa (Fin), Maria Boden (Swe), Martina Gillen (Irl), Lisa Holm Sorensen (Den), Maria Beautell, Holly Aitchison (Eng), Mariana Macias Capuzzi, Matia Maffiuletti (Ita)
75 Joanne Mills (Aus), Lynnette Brooky (Nzl), Zuzana Kamasova (Svk), Kirsty J Fisher (Eng), Laura Cabanillas, Nathalie David-Mila (Fra), Sophie Walker (Eng), Km Juul (Den), Kyra Van Leeuwen (Ned)
76 Rachel Bell (Eng), Antonella Cvitan (Swe), Camille Fallay (Fra), Melodie Bourdy (Fra), Anastasia Kostina (Rus), Kym Larratt (Eng), Breanne Loucks (Wal), Stefanie Michl (Aut), Hanna-Leena Salonen (Fin)
77 Denise-Charlotte Becker (Ger), Julie Greciet (Fra), Beth Allen (USA), Jessica Ji (Kor), Katia Fernandez,
Lynn Kenny (Sco), Johanna Lundberg (Swe), Bo Mi Suh (Kor), Stephanie Na (Aus), Frederique Seeholzer (Swi), Nicole Gergely (Aut), Marta Prieto, Mianne Bagger (Den)
78 Sahra Hassan (Wal), Claire Aitken (Eng), Christine Hallstrom (Swe), Hannah Ralph (Eng), Henrietta Zuel (Eng), Hazel Kavanagh (Irl),
Krystle Caithness (Sco), Monica V.Christiansen (Den), Sara Beautell, Jo Clingan (Eng), Caroline Masson (Ger), Rhian Wyn Thomas (Wal)
79 Eva Steinberger (Aut), Elin Emanuelsson (Swe), Elizabeth Bennett (Eng),
Pamela Feggans (Sco), Carly
Booth (Sco), Dana Lacey-Johnson (Aus), Ana Larraneta, Tara Delaney (Irl), Emma Cabrera-Bello, Georgina Simpson (Eng), Anna Rossi (Ita)
80 Kimberley Crooks (Eng)
81 Joanne Oliver (Eng), Vittoria Valvassori (Ita)
82 Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned)
83 Xonia Wunsch
87 Tracey Boyes (Eng)
Labels: LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
