Friday, April 13, 2007

Laura Davies back to her best!

Davies and Ochoa lead in Florida



FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD:
-6 L Davies, L Ochoa (Mex)
-5 B Lincicome
-4 NR Kim (Kor)
SELECTED OTHER:
-4 S Turner, MH Kim (Kor)
-3 M Blomqvist (Swe), SR Pak (Kor), N Gulbis, IK Kim (Kor), R Rankin, T Barrett


Laura Davies and Mexican Lorena Ochoa share the lead after the first round of the Ginn Open in Florida after both carded six-under-par rounds of 66.
English veteran Davies, who has not won an LPGA Tour event in nearly six years, struck form with five birdies and an eagle at the long third.

The duo lead American Brittany Lincicome by one shot and are two clear of holder Mi Hyun Kim of South Korea.

World number one Annika Sorenstam withdrew with a back injury.

Davies, 43, has claimed 20 LPGA career wins and needs two more to get into the US Tour's Hall of Fame.

She was buoyed by her opening round and said: "The eagle at the third really got the round going.

"I've been playing very consistently this season and the driver was going well all day, which was the key."

Meanwhile, 25-year-old Ochoa fired eight birdies to sit alongside Davies.

This season she has already won the Safeway International and is on the brink of supplanting Swede Sorenstam as the world's top player.

Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/golf/6551079.stm

Published: 2007/04/13 06:22:29 GMT

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