Lee leads in Scotland as Maguire's struggles continue

Australia's Minjee Lee fired a round of 67 (-5) to sit at the top of the leaderboard as the first round was suspended at the ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open.

It was an interrupted day of play at Dundonald Links with the start of the day’s play being delayed by an hour.

Then after the morning wave had got underway, weather conditions worsened with heavy rainfall and play was suspended at 11.24 and didn’t resume until 1.30.

The Australian was in the afternoon wave so didn’t go out on the course until 3.52 but had an excellent day going bogey-free and rolling in birdies on holes two, six, 10, 14 and 18.

"I feel like I played pretty solid today," said the two-time Major champion. "I had no bogeys today, so I’m always a happy girl after a bogey-free round. I feel like I played smart golf.

"I gave myself a lot of opportunities for birdie, but you know some putts went in, some putts didn't. When I was in trouble, I kind of missed it in the right spots and could get up-and-down, so that was good.

"I think I got a little lucky with not playing in the morning with the rain, but it was pretty windy out there. So, I guess we just didn't have the rain. I thoroughly enjoyed my day out there today."

There are three players in a share of second place with Megan Khang of the United States, Korea’s A Lim Kim and England’s Lily May Humphreys all on four-under-par.

American Khang started her day with a bogey on the 10th but immediately bounced back with a birdie on 11.

The Solheim Cup star made back-to-back birdies on 14 and 15 before dropping another shot on the first.

However, three birdies in her last seven holes including a chip-in on the seventh saw her sign for a 68 (-4) on day one in Scotland.

"It was definitely tough out there," said Khang.