Thursday, August 18, 2016

Rio Olympics 2016-- Ariya Jutanugarn escorted the first women's golf event since 1900

Rio 2016 women's individual stroke plays first round leader board
-6 A Jutanugarn (Tha); -5 I Park (Kor), S Kim (Kor); -4 N Larsen (Den), C Kung (Tpe), C Ciganda (Spa). Selected others: -3 C Hull (GB); -2 L Ko (NZ); Level C Matthew (GB)

AriyaJutanugarn  escorted the first women'sOlympic golf event since 1900 after a six-under-par 65 in the opening round at Rio 2016.

Thailand's Jutanugarn, 20, the British Open champion, is one shot prior to South Korean pair Inbee Park - a seven-time major winner - and Sei-young Kim.

British number one Charley Hull is three shots off the guide, and team-mate Catriona Matthew is level par.


New Zealand's Lydia Ko, the adolescent world number one, carded a 69.