Canadian open soaked

Canadian Mike Weir shot a bogey-free 6-under 65 on Thursday for a share of the lead with Anthony Kim and Eric Axley during the suspended first round of the Canadian Open at drenched Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario. Only half of the players were able to finish the round that was delayed for 5 hours, 42 minutes.

Richard Johnson, J.P. Hayes, Nicholas Thompson, Ryan Armour and Jason Allred shot 67s on the course saturated by 8 inches of rain in six days. Because of the wet conditions, players were allowed to use preferred lies.

A brief storm hit at about 1:30 p.m. and waves of showers followed, flooding bunkers and fairways on the course that many players thought would be unplayable after heavy rain Wednesday. Play resumed at about 6:30 p.m., and was suspended because of darkness at 8:49 p.m..

Weir is trying to become the first Canadian winner since Pat Fletcher in 1954.

Ochoa leads Evian

Lorena Ochoa shot a 7-under par 65 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Evian Masters in Evian-Les-Bains, France.

The 26-year-old Ochoa started with a birdie on the first hole and added six more on the back nine in a bogey-free round. Ahn Sun-ju, Candie Kung and Angela Park trailed by one stroke.

Kim In-kyung, Kim Young and Amy Yang were another shot back, and defending champion Natalie Gulbis – who played with Ochoa Thursday – led a group at 69.

Norman struggles to 75

Four days after nearly making history at the British Open, Greg Norman labored to a 4-over 75 in the opening round of the Seniors British Open at Troon, Scotland.

He stands seven shots behind co-leaders Bruce Vaughan and Eduardo Romero.

The 53-year-old Norman led the British Open at Royal Birkdale with nine holes to play Sunday and appeared on course to become the oldest winner of a major before he finished third behind Padraig Harrington.