As if gales and torrential rain weren't enough of a challenge at Dundonald, lightning late in the day forced the players in the opening round of the 36-hole Glenmuir WPGA Professional Championship to come off the course.
After a 25-minute delay, play resumed, and defending champion, Tracy Loveys from Bigbury, South Devon, duly established herself at the head of affairs with a five-over 77.
That left her all of five shots clear of Emma Prentice, representing Gog Magog in Cambridgeshire, while twice former champion, Alison Gray from Ormskirk in Lancashire, is one stroke farther back.