SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — It’s true at any professional golf tournament, especially so at 72-hole major championships. You can’t win the event on the first day, but you can certainly lose it.
With the waters calm coming in off Great Peconic Bay and the wind down, scoring at Sebonack Golf Club was surprisingly low for the first round of the 68th US Women’s Open. There were 27 players under par, and nine more at even-par 72.
The name near the top, however, was not a surprise.
Inbee Park, perhaps the most dominant player in professional golf these days, began her quest for history with a fairly stress-free 67, which left her one stroke behind Ha-Neul Kim, and one in front of Lizette Salas, Caroline Hedwall, Anna Nordqvist, and I.K. Kim. Full story for BostonGlobe.com subscribers.
