Unheralded Lang leads at US Women's Open
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July 10, 2010, Saturday
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BRITTANY Lang refused to be intimidated by the vaunted Oakmont Country Club course and shot a 2-under par 69 to grab a one-stroke lead after Thursday's opening round of the US Women's Open.
Lang, 24, balanced two birdies with a pair of bogeys on the front nine and took her score to 3-under par with a trio of birdies before slipping back with a bogey at the last.
One shot back were 2008 winner Park In-bee and fellow South Koreans M J Hur and Amy Yang, along with 22-year-old South African Kelli Shean, who bogeyed her last hole.
Those five players all toured the 6,598-yard course in the afternoon. The morning flight failed to produce a single sub-par round with Mhairi McKay of Britain and Japan's Sakura Yokomine the only competitors able to shoot even-par 71.
"On all golf courses you can shoot a low number if you're on your game, hitting fairways and greens and some putts go in," said Lang, a standout junior and collegiate player at Duke University who is still looking for her first LPGA win.
"It is extremely tough," she added. "I was just very honoured to play here. It's a treat to play here."
The heavily bunkered, classic course features quick, undulating greens that have challenged the world's best players in 12 previous major golf championships.
A host of top name players were in close contention with world No. 1 Cristie Kerr and fellow Americans Paula Creamer and Christina Kim among a group of 14 players at 72.
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