Malin storms to an early lead

29/01/1999

MALIN BURSTROM fired a four-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead after the
opening round of the Malaysian Women's Open golf championship at the
Glenmarie Golf and Country Club course yesterday.
The Swede, who has been a regular at the Open since 1993, had birdies at
the eighth and ninth and sank three more birdies at the 16th, 17th and
18th holes.
Last year, Malin carded 75 in the first round and finished the
tournament buried at the bottom with a three-day total of 218.
Since 1993, she has never come close in the top 20 bracket.
France's Ludivine Kreutz trails Malin on 69 while Anna Berg of Sweden is
a further stroke back in third place.
Pre-tournamet favourite Chung Il Mi of South Korea is bunched with six
other players on 71 while Malaysian hope Lim Siew Ai had a poor 74.
Scores (1st rd): 68 Malin Burstrom (Swe) 35-33; 69 Ludivine Kreutz (Fra)
35-34; 70 Anna Berg (Swe) 34-36; 71 Loraine Lambart (Aust) 36-35 Johanna
Head (Eng) 35-36, Eri Kawakami (Jpn) 35-36, Akemi Kuwashima (Jpn) 36-35,
Kiyo Yamamura (Jpn) 35-36, Chung Il Mi (S Kor) 35-36, Joung Youn Lee (S
Kor) 34-37; 72 Stephanie Dallongv (Fra) 36-36, Yu Chuan Tai (US) 34-38,
Renee Heiken (US) 34-38.
73 Wendy Dicks (Eng) 37-36, Hee Jung Park (S Kor) 37-36, Hyun Soon Park
(S Kor) 35-38, Vibeke Stensrud (Nor) 36-37, Karolina Anderson (Swe) 35-38,
Camie Hoshino (US) 37-36;
74 Alison Munt (Aust) 39-35, Rei Ito (Jpn) 38-36, Fumi Doi (Jpn) 37-37,
Momoyo Yamazaki (Jpn) 40-34, Lim Siew Ai (Mas) 36-38.
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