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CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge

DANVILLE, Calif. — Sophie Gustafson shot a 7-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge. Gustafson, the Swede who won the last of her four career LPGA Tour victories in 2003, had eight birdies and a bogey on the Blackhawk Country Club course. Sophia Sheridan, playing in her third event of the year, matched Angela Stanford and Na Ri Kim at 67. Top-ranked Lorena Ochoa was three strokes back at 68 along with 2006 winner Karrie Webb, Shanshan Feng and Kyeong Bae. Jiyai Shin opened with a 72. She has a tour-high three victories, leads the player of the year and rookie of the year points races and also tops the money list. Defending champion In-Kyung Kim struggled to a 73. Casie Cathrea, a 13-year-old playing on a sponsor exemption after winning a qualifier Monday, made a hole-in-one on the 155-yard 12th and finished with a 74.

Vivendi Trophy

SAINT-NOM-LA-BRETECHE, France — Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy beat Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen and Spain’s Alvaro Quiros 4 and 3 to help Britain and Ireland take a 3-2 lead over Continental Europe in the Vivendi Trophy. Anthony Wall and Chris Wood routed Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson 6 and 5, and Simon Dyson and Oliver Wilson edged Soren Hansen and Peter Hanson 3 and 2 for Britain and Ireland’s other victories at Saint-Nom-la-Breteche.

Associated Press