Michelle Wie is among the early starters as the Women's British Open gets under way at Royal Lytham and St Anne's England's popular Laura Davies, who tied for second at last week's Evian Masters, shoots an opening 72 Australia's Karrie Webb may have won last week's Evian Masters but she opens with a 76 at Royal Lytham American star Natalie Gulbis cards an even-par 72 in her opening round Sweden's world number one Annika Sorenstam, a 10-time major winner, is another to shoot level par Wie does not have the best of days but makes a birdie on the last to card a two-over-par 74 America's Paula Creamer chooses a striking black outfit, with her trademark pink hair ribbon, and cards a level-par 72 American Juli Inkster fires a six-under 66 to lead by three shots from Silvia Cavalleri and Maria Hjorth
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