IRVINE, Scotland (AP) — Lauren Coughlin rolled in a bending, 20-foot putt as part of three birdies on the closing stretch Saturday to cap off a 6-under 66 in the Women's Scottish Open and give her a one-shot lead over Megan Khang at Dundonald Links.
IRVINE, Scotland — Lauren Coughlin rolled in a bending, 20-foot putt as part of three birdies on the closing stretch Saturday to cap off a 6-under 66 in the Women's Scottish Open and give her a one-shot lead over Megan Khang at Dundonald Links.
Khang opened with 11 straight pars, but three birdies toward the end of her round gave her a 69 and allowed the American to close the gap to one shot.Charley Hull of England narrowly missed a long eagle putt on the par-5 18th. Her tap-in birdie gave her a 69 that left her three shots out of the lead, along with Olympic silver medalist Esther Henseleit of Germany, who had a 66.
Hull opened with an 81 in the Olympics, her first time back from a shoulder injury, and played 8 under the rest of the week at Le Golf National. It was too late for the podium, but she figured she was finding some form going into two weeks in Scotland.“Go out there, have a laugh and make birdies. And if I don’t make birdies, it’s not the end of the world,” Hull said.
Minjee Lee of Australia was challenging for the lead until a soft bogey on the par-3 15th hole. She responded by chipping in for birdie on the 16th to get within two shots of the lead. But on the closing hole, where Coughlin had made birdie to reach 12 under, Lee went for the green in two and bounced into the narrow burn. She made bogey for a 72 and was four behind.
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