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BOWIE LEADS OPENING ROUND AT BMO FINANCIAL GROUP CANADIAN WOMEN'S OPEN
BOWIE LEADS OPENING ROUND AT BMO FINANCIAL GROUP
CANADIAN WOMEN'S OPEN
- Annika Sorenstam withdraws due to illness -
Vancouver - Heather Bowie fired an eagle and five birdies to take the lead in the opening round of the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open today at Vancouver's Point Grey Golf & Country Club. Her six-under-par 66 gives her a two-stroke advantage over Grace Park, Jeong Jang, Pat Hurst, and Juli Inkster who are all tied for second at 68.
"I'm having one of the best years that I have had on tour," said Bowie. "I think I've kind of just been right on the cusp of it and maybe it's coming together now. I didn't get into too much trouble [today] and kind of took advantage of my opportunities."
Canadian Results
Isabelle Beisiegel of St. Hilaire, Que. was the low Canadian today, shooting one-under-par 71 to finish tied for 22nd. Full Canadian results are as follows:
Isabelle Beisiegel 71
Eom-Ji Park* 72
A.J. Eathorne 73
Lorie Kane 73
Marie-Josée Rouleau 73
Dawn Coe-Jones 74
Liz Earley 74
Lisa Meldrum* 76
Angela Buzminski 76
Jennifer Wyatt 76
Heather Lee 79
Louise Zylstra 79
Nancy Harvey 81
Gail Graham 82
*denotes amateur
Sorenstam Withdraws Annika Sorenstam, who has been battling the flu since last week's US Women's Open, was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to illness. She completed six holes but was too unwell to continue.
"I feel very bad for the fans and the tournament but my whole body feels ill," Sorenstam said. "I was hoping the last couple of days with rest would make me feel better but the last couple of months have caught up with me. I tried my best to play today, and I apologize to the fans, but I need to go home and get better."
"It's unfortunate Annika was unable to continue and I know she feels badly about disappointing the fans," said Jocelyne Bourassa, RCGA Director of Women's Championships. "We appreciate the effort she made in coming to Vancouver and trying to play despite her condition and we hope she's feeling better soon."
Hole-in-one
Leslie Spalding aced the par-3 second hole with a 5-iron from 158 yards to card her second career hole-in-one.
Round Two
Second round action gets underway on Friday starting at 7:30am. Pairings and tee times are available on-line at www.bmogolf.com. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at the main spectator entrance on Dunbar Street. Friday passes are $25 each and $35 for Saturday and Sunday. Juniors age 15 and under will be admitted free if accompanied by a ticketed adult.
About the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open
Conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association, the BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open is Canada's only LPGA Tour event, and runs today through July 13 at Point Grey Golf & Country Club. TSN is providing coverage from 3pm-5pm (Pacific) on Friday and 4pm-7pm on Saturday and Sunday. For more information please visit .
For more information
Alison King
604-267-0879 (media centre)
905-466-3436 (cell)
king@rcga.org
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