IRVINE, Scotland — Two-time major champion Minjee Lee of Australia managed a strong wind and caught a break with rare sunshine in a wet Scottish summer with a 5-under 67 on Thursday for a one-shot lead in the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open before play was stopped for the day.
Lydia Ko, coming off her Olympic gold medal, faced the worst of the weather at Dundonald Links and made five birdies in her round of 69.
Former U.S. Women’s Open champion A Lim Kim and American Megan Khang were at 68.
The opening round was suspended by bad weather and a water-logged course. Lily May Humphreys of England was at 4 under with six holes to play. Play was halted at the start for about an hour because of rain, and there was another weather delay of 2 hours, 20 minutes.
Lee is coming off a disappointing Olympics during which she was never in the hunt and wound up finishing in a tie for 22nd. She played bogey-free on a tough course, picking up birdies on both par 5s on the back nine.
“Always a happy girl after a bogey-free round,” Lee said. “I feel like I played smart golf, I’d say. I gave myself a lot of opportunities for birdie. I feel like when I was in trouble, I kind of…
