It's rare that you see players withdraw from tournaments, especially when prize money and points are on the line. However, at the Mizuho Americas Open on the LPGA Tour, a number of names found themselves pulling out the morning of the first round with illness.
Amongst the names were defending champion and last week's Cognizant Founders Cup winner, Rose Zhang, as well as Maja Stark and Caroline Masson. Replaced in the field by the alternates on the list, it was So Mi Lee who took full advantage, as the 25-year-old, who was the second alternate in New York, fired a six-under-par round to take the outright lead after day one.
