Rio Takeda overcame a double bogey at the turn with four birdies over her final seven holes Thursday for a 5-under 67 to share the lead with Eri Okayama in a Women's British Open that featured a Japanese surge and a mixed day for Lottie Woad.

Eri Okayama and Rio Takeda surged to the top of the AIG Women’s Open leaderboard on an opening day dominated by Japanese players at Royal Porthcawl. Porthcawl Perspective – Amy Boulden shares what it means to see a women’s major arrive on home soil Okayama and Takeda each carded 67s to share the overnight lead on 5-under-par,