SOUTHPORT, England (AP) – Mo Martin has a plan for every golf course she plays, and it’s working at Royal Birkdale.
The 31-year-old American is among the shortest hitters in women’s golf, so she figured out the widest part of the fairways and keeps hitting them. It has produced 10 birdies in two days, a pair of 3-under 69s, and a three-shot lead going into the weekend at the Ricoh Women’s British Open.
“It’s always nice when your plan pans out,” Martin said. “So it’s fun to be here.”
Michelle Wie’s plans did not include her searching for a flight home before the weekend. The U.S. Women’s Open champion missed her first cut this year by not making enough birdies to account for too many times she had to scramble for par. She had rounds of 75-78.
She still has that shiny trophy from her first major at home, though that was a small consolation.