Paula Reto of South Africa set a course record with a bogey-free, 9–under-par 62 to take a two-shot lead at the CP Women’s Open on Thursday at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ontario.
Reto started her round on the back nine and racked up six of her nine birdies there for a 29 at the turn. She leads South Korea’s Narin An (7–under 64) by two.
“I played [the] back nine twice for practice, and I just…like the approach shots and the tee shots on that nine, which fits my eye pretty well,” Reto said.
“Then I hit a couple close shots, which made it easy. Then when a few putts went in you kind of get comfortable and sort of one shot at a time after that. It does make a difference.”…