Diaz leads as Wie struggles
Laura Diaz shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Canadian Women's Open in Edmonton, Alberta, while 17-year-old Michelle Wie opened with a 75 to drop 10 strokes back.
Diaz, coming off a second-place tie Sunday in Sweden in the European Tour's Scandinavian TPC, made a long birdie putt on the par-4 first hole -- her 10th hole of the day on the Royal Mayfair course.
"It was just really fun for me to make the 33-footer," Diaz said. "It's been what I've struggled with, so it was nice to see that go in. It puts me in a good frame of mind going into tomorrow."
Wie, making her first appearance in the event, closed her late afternoon round with a double bogey on the par-4 ninth. She also had a double-bogey 6 on No. 12, a bogey on the par-5 third and a birdie on the par-4 first.
"Who wouldn't be frustrated today, right?" Wie said. "It's a very frustrating round because I felt like I was driving good and I had two bad holes. I mean, I played very consistently aside from that, made a lot of good par saves. I've just got to break through and shoot a really low score."
Kelli Kuehne and Kyeong Bae opened with 66s, 2005 winner Meena Lee topped a group at 67, and Paula Creamer and Juli Inkster shot 68s.
Defending champion Cristie Kerr had a 69.
Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa opened with a 70 in her first round since winning the Women's British Open at St. Andrews.
"I hit the ball really good, especially with the irons. Not so good with my driver," Ochoa said. "It was kind of like an up and down round, but I'm pleased I finished in the red numbers and all that matters is to be in a good position for the rest of the tournament."
Wyndham Championship: Will MacKenzie shot an 8-under 64 to take a 1-shot lead over Lucas Glover, Steve Marino, Brian Davis and Jeff Overton after the first round of the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.
Carl Pettersson, John Merrick, Todd Hamilton, Todd Fischer, Greg Kraft, John Huston and 2003 winner Shigeki Maruyama were 2 strokes back on a steamy day at Forest Oaks Country Club. Seventy-nine players were 3 under or better.
The Tradition: Mike Reid and Mark McNulty shot 6-under-66s to share the first-round lead in The Tradition, the Champions Tour's fourth major of the year, in Sunriver, Ore.
David Edwards was a stroke back, and Tom Watson, Ben Crenshaw and Bruce Summerhays shot 68s at the Crosswater Golf Club in the high desert of central Oregon.
Scandinavian Masters: Australia's Scott Strange shot a 6-under 64 to take the first-round lead in the Scandinavian Masters, an event he only got into when David Drysdale withdrew because of a neck injury. Swedish amateur Fredrik Qvicker and England's Sam Walker opened with 65s on the Arlandastad course in Stockholm, Sweden.