Cassie the sea lion visited the third tee, where golfer Rebecca Lee-Bentham, of Canada, was set to play, in the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, which started yesterday and runs until Sunday at the Ocean Club Golf Course. Admission is free for spectators and general shuttle parking is available on Paradise Island. See page today’s Sports section.
ROOKIE professional Lydia Ko, who won the Canadian Women’s Open as a 16-year-old amateur last August, shot a 5-under-par 68 Thursday to share the first-round lead with Meena Lee at the season-opening Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.
Stacy Lewis, the top-ranked player in the field at No 3, was among nine players tied a stroke back on the 6,644-yard, par-73 Ocean Club Golf Course layout
“I just tried to play my own game and be relaxed,” said Ko. “I got off to a shaky start and I needed to make a 4-footer for par, but when I made birdie at No 2 I was able to relax. I was actually shocked that I wasn’t nervous. I felt I even played better than my score. I gave myself a lot of opportunities.”
Play continues today. See Sports Section for more.
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Comments
jt 10 years, 9 months ago
Why are they dragging a marine mammal out on a golf course for a photo op? Disgusting.
MartGM 10 years, 9 months ago
smt! Very!!
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