PGA Championship, Ricoh Women's British Open leaderboards..

We are right in the thick of this hectic summer of golf. This week there are two majors to savour.

Ladies first, and the world's best women including Brooke Henderson, Alena Sharp and Maude Aimee LeBlanc are at Charlie Hull and Ian Poulter's home course, historic Woburn in Milton Keynes, 45 miles NW of London for the Ricoh Women's British Open. Unlike Turnberry where Inbee Park completed her Grand Slam last year, Woburn is a parkland, tree lined course with what many consider the toughest 5 hole finish on the European Tour circuit.

Ricoh Women's British Open leaderboard
http://www.lpga.com/leaderboard

Round 1 is well underway under partially sunny skies and a freshening breeze, Brooke Henderson has opened with -1 71. The clubhouse leader is the stocky young Thai sensation Ariya Jutanurgan with a powerful -7 65.

Stacy Lewis is two shots back -5 67. Lydia Ko, Lexi Thompson and unofficial host Charlie Hull are in the afternoon wave as is Maude Aimee LeBlanc.

Alena Sharp is E through 10 holes thus far..


PGA Tour PGA Championship leaderboard http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html

Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Phil Mickelson are the featured group at 830am off the 10th tee this morning, as the men begin their fourth and final major of the year at Baltusrol, in Springfield NJ just 20 miles west of New York City.

Mickelson won the 2005 PGA Championship the last time it was played here, Jack Nicklaus won the US Open on this AW Tillinghast classic in 1967 and 1980. Rory won the PGA in 2012 and 2014 and Jason is the defending champion.

Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson and Sergio Garcia are the top pairing at 1.25 in the afternoon wave.

The weather is warm and muggy with little wind, so ideal weather for scoring. There are no Canadians in the field.


Bryan Angus