LPGA No slowing Meg Mallon

The U.S. Women's Open champion surged into the lead in Canada.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) -- Who needs practice when you're playing as well as Meg Mallon?
After taking most of the last three days off after winning the U.S. Women's Open, Mallon shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Canadian Women's Open.
"I knew that I needed to rest," Mallon said. "Today, I felt like my legs were back with me again."
The 41-year-old Mallon played the Legends on the Niagara layout only once before the tournament, and relied on caddie John Killeen to help navigate the 3-year-old Battlefield Course that emphasizes accurate approach shots and putting.
"I called him my seeing eye-dog today," Mallon said.
On the mark
Mallon missed only four greens in regulation in her bogey-free round, and required a mere 25 putts -- including a 30-footer for birdie on 14. She has played 43 straight holes without a bogey and is 17 under in her last three rounds.
On Sunday in the U.S. Women's Open, she closed with a 6-under 65 -- the best final round by a champion in tournament history -- to beat Annika Sorenstam by two strokes in South Hadley, Mass.
"When you're playing well you have to go with it and don't fight it," said Mallon, a two-time winner in Canada. "And certainly that's what I'd like to do this week."
Gloria Park, Johanna Head and Kris Tschetter opened with 67s, and Jennifer Rosales, Angela Stanford and Canadian Dawn Coe-Jones were another stroke back.
Mallon birdied her first hole and was 5 under through eight. She appeared unfazed by the ever-changing weather on a day that featured periods of sun and rain and a persistent breeze.
And she displayed poise during a 5-minute delay in which she helped a course official with a ruling after Soo-Yun Kang hit into the water on No. 16.
"We all do that for each other," Mallon said. "I just wanted to make sure she didn't do the wrong thing."
Rosales was the one that could've used some advice when she spoiled what could've been a more impressive round. After reaching 6 under through 17, Rosales finished with a double bogey, requiring two shots to get out of a fairway bunker.
She blamed herself for being too aggressive in trying to hit the green from the bunker on her first attempt, which struck the bunker's lip and bounced back.
So much for erasing the lingering U.S. Open memories, where she led after 54 holes only to finish fourth.
"It's still in the back of my head," Rosales said. "It will take time for me to forget about it."
Notables
Coe-Jones is attempting to become the first Canadian to win the event since Jocelyne Bourassa in 1973, the tournament's first year.
Defending champion Beth Daniel opened with a 69, an encouraging start for the 47-year-old Hall of Famer and 33-time tour winner.
Daniel suggested a day earlier that she would contemplate retiring if her season-long struggles continued. She has finished no better than a tie for 22nd in 10 starts this year.