Oak Harbor, Wash. – The opening round of the 31st Washington Women’s Amateur and 15th Women’s Mid-Amateur championships were contested today at Whidbey Golf Club in Oak Harbor, Wash. Despite the sunshine and good weather, the course proved to me a formidable test for the best Women’s Amateur players from across the state.

Championship Links:

• Results
• Pairings
• Complete information (Amateur)
• Complete information (Mid-Amateur)

Lauryn Nguyen of Seattle set the pace in the opening round of the Women’s Amateur after opening with a 1-over par 73. She was 1-under par on the front nine and carded two bogies on the back-nine to finish up a strong opening round.

Nguyen holds a one-shot lead over Kennedy Knox of Normandy Park and Niuniu Zhao Woodinville. Two-time defending champion Angela Zhang of Bellevue sits four shots back heading into round two.

In the Women’s Mid-Amateur, Taya Battistella of Bellingham took the round one lead after an impressive 2-under par 70. She holds an eight-shot lead over Sue Craven of Snohomish.

Tomorrow, the second rounds of the Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur will take place, with tee times starting at 7:30 am.

The Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur are four of 14 championships conducted annually by Washington Golf.