CLARE QUEEN HAS 71 BEFORE LIGHTNING
HITS SOUTH AFRICAN TOURNAMENT
South African rookie professional Stacy Bregman fired seven birdies just before a lightning storm forced a suspension of play for the rest of the day in the first round of the Telkom Women's Classic tournament at Benoni Lakes Golf Club, Johannesburg.
Bregman's bogey-free round of seven-under-par 65 gave her a two-stroke lead from compatriot Ashleigh Simon, the amateur won won the South African Women's Open last week, and Spain's Tania Elosegui.
England's Sarah Heath is sharing fourth place on 68 and two other English players, Felicity Johnson and Rebecca Hudson are on 69.
Clare Queen had a satisfactory one-under-par 71.

FIRST ROUND (still to be completed)
65 S Bregman (SAf).
67 A Simon (SAf) (am), T Elosegui (Spa).
68 M Skarpnord (Nor), S Heath (Eng), L Maritz (SAf).
69 F Johnson (Eng), R Hudson (Eng).
Other scores:
71 C Queen (Sco).