(Reuters) - American Amy Olson carded a four-under-par 67 to take a three-shot lead in the women's British Open on Thursday as several players struggled to come to grips with the unforgiving conditions at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. The year's first women's golf major since the pandemic shut down the tour had only three players finish under par as strong winds clocking 65 km per hour buffeted the links course. Olson bogeyed the par-four third but held firm to sink two birdies to go one-under at the turn. "This is by far the worst weather I've had playing links golf," world number four Nelly Korda of the U.S. said after she carded 72. The first women's golf major scheduled for this year, the Evian Championship from Aug. 6-9 in France, was cancelled because of the pandemic which also forced the cancellation of the men's British Open at Sandwich.

Source: The Star August 20, 2020 20:03 UTC