Although Engström started with a birdie, he soon had trouble with a double bogey on the third and a bogey on the fourth. With 74 strokes, she is seven behind the Dane Nicole Broch Larsen, who is the best of those who have played clearly.
As many as 15 Swedes are in the competition. Anna Nordqvist and Johanna Gustavsson are the best, both in pairs, after the first round which did not have time to be played. One who is having a really tough time is Madelene Sagström, winner of the LPGA Tour earlier this year, who went five over par (76 strokes).
The Scottish Open is a genre rehearsal for next week's British Open, the golf ladies' first major this year.