Katherine Hull and Yani Tseng lead British Women's Open

Tseng, 21, carded a absolute 68 and was abutting by Hull, who additionally registered three birdies at Royal Birkdale.

France's Anne-Lise Caudal, Koreans Amy Yang and Sun Young-Yoo, additional American Brittany Lincicome are all a attempt back.

American Michelle Wie is two beneath and England's Laura Davies and Scotland's Janice Moodie are both akin par.

Scotland's arresting champion, Catriona Matthew, had two bogies and a baboon on her advanced nine, but addition two bogies on 10 and 11 meant she accomplished the day three over par.

Korea's Jiyai Shin, who currently acme the money list, is one beneath par, alone three shots off the lead.

Tseng's constant round, in which she hit all 18 greens, was closed back she formed in a 20-foot putt on the last, but Hull went one bigger back she accomplished with a 60-foot monster.