Women's golf: No surprise a Korean leads as low-key Meena Lee is bogey-free

The day belonged to Lee. She finished two shots ahead of the American Brittany Lincicome, who enjoyed the best of the conditions in the morning. " You could have had on shorts and a short-sleeved shirt and been perfectly fine," said Lincicome. "Of course, I have three layers of pants and Under Armour and jacket anticipating snow. But this morning it was beautiful. It was unlike the British Open actually." North Berwick's Catriona Matthew also enjoyed the best of the early morning conditions and finished joint leading Briton. Matthew went round in a very creditable two-under-par 70 and joins Wales' Becky Brewerton in a tie for seventh place. In Matthew's case, she enjoyed the calm and silence of the very early morning, having teed off at 6.52am. She got things underway with a birdie at the first and admitted the course had been "there for the taking" in the first hours of play, as the Scot went about her work undisturbed. Being a local favourite - Matthew represents "Carnoustie Country" as an ambassador for the area - does not count for much at such an unearthly hour. "It was so early, everyone was still in bed," she replied, when asked whether the cheers from beyond the ropes had urged her on. She can count on greater backing today as the 2009 champion heads out again nearer midday. Lee watched as her second shot at the 18th skipped over the burn and came to a rest just four feet from the hole, as she looked to finish the way she started yesterday - with a birdie. Although she only made par in the end after her putt lipped out of the hole, Lee's fortune moments earlier called to mind the luck which Darren Clarke had on his side on the final day at Royal St George's earlier this month. When the Open was last played in Carnoustie the same greenkeeper was watering the rough for weeks to make the round a real test of golf.This week in still conditions with barely a whisper of wind the rough is difficult to identify.

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