it was a wet start to the day at the isps hander women Scottish open coming from the west coast of Scotland for the third year in a row at D Donald links an event co- sanction between the ladies European and LPGA tours Scotland's number one didn't quite have the day she was hoping for Jemma dber who's been the leading Scott the last two years at this event with an opening round of 76 that leaves her at four overp par it was really wet in the morning we had delays of over 3 hours combined but the sun did Shine in the afternoon Lilia Vu bog her opening hole in that pouring rain but the player will be defending next week at St Andrews at the AIG Women's Open with a round of 71 mile Lee was amongst the afternoon starters and looking to join her brother as a Scot open Champion a couple of early birdies for the Australian aaka Foodway was playing her first event as a major Champion the Japanese who won this event in 2022 with the closing round of 62 was another who got off to a fine start look at that approach there at the par five fifth the other par five on the front nine is the 509 yd third hole look at this second shot from Charlie Hall it set her up for an eagle opportunity she would two up from there but a couple of birdies in the first three holes just the start the English players were looking for after slow starts in her previous two tournaments Steph kiraku was playing her first tournament since finishing runner up at the last major the Evan Championship beautiful approach shot into nine for her F fourth birdie of the front nine in 33 she was at three underpar playing amongst the morning wave in the tougher conditions Esther henselite was at it again the Olympic silver medalist around in 70 henselite winning Silvera in Paris lyia Co taking goal to get herself into the LPGA Hall of Fame and like henselite feeling the confidence of her performance at the golf nasan now a round of 69 in three under part she'll be nicely placed heading into day two four under part was the early pce Setters 2020 US Women's Open Champion alien Kim finished fourth last year she closed with the biry at 18 and maybe one of the shots of the day came from Megan K look at this at the par 4 7th chipping in for one of her six birdies in her round of of 68 so the solheim cup star alongside the Korean at the top of the leaderboard the ladies European tour number one Brony law amongst those with a round of 70