Hull, Woad and Korda struggle in Women's Scottish Open first round
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- Jenny Shin and Lauren Coughlin co-lead the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open at six-under-par 66 after a wind-affected opening round at Dundonald Links on Thursday
- A Lim Kim of South Korea sits one shot back at five-under, with Sweden's Lisa Pettersson at four-under
- Charley Hull carded a six-over-par round marred by a quadruple bogey on the par-five fifth, after her birdie putt caught a slope and rolled into the rough, forcing her to chip three times before getting back on the green
- Defending champion Lottie Woad opened with a two-over 74, reaching four-over on her front nine before a late birdie; she said the wind 'pretty much stayed the same all day' and called her score 'not disastrous'
- Georgia Hall, preparing for next week's AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes — the site of her 2018 major win — shot a 10-over 82 that included a quintuple bogey on the par-five 14th
- World No. 1 Nelly Korda battled back from a one-over front nine to finish at level par, highlighted by a draining a 70-foot birdie putt on the par-three fourth
- Solheim Cup captain Anna Nordqvist opened at two-under but two bogeys on her final three holes kept her from joining Pettersson at four-under
Why it matters: With defending champion Woad at two-over and headline draws Hull and Hall a combined 16-over on day one, the leaderboard opens up for Shin, Coughlin and Kim heading into Friday's second round. Korda staying within four shots of the lead despite a bumpy front nine keeps the world No. 1 firmly in contention at Dundonald Links.
