Lytham St Anne’s, Aug 01:Wendy Ward and Karrie Webb share the lead after the first round of the Women's British Open Australian defending champion Karrie Webb and Wendy Ward of the U.S. made the most of benign conditions at Royal Lytham & St Annes on Thursday (July 31) to lead the tournament after shooting rounds of five-under par 67. One shot behind the leaders is Sweden's world number one Annika Sorenstam who recovered from a slow start to shoot a 68. Canada's Lorie Kane, Jennifer Rosales of the Phillipiines, Denmark's Christna Kuld, Australia's Shani Waugh, Se Ri Pak of South Korea and the UK's Karen Stupples are two shots behind after carding 69s. Leading scores after the first round of the Women's British Open: 67 Wendy Ward, Karrie Webb 68 Annika Sorenstam 69 Lorie Kane, Jennifer Rosales, Christina Kuld, Shani Waugh, Se Ri Pak, Karen Stupples


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