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HOYLAKE, England -- Play was called off for the day at the Womens British Open on Friday because of strong wind that disrupted the second round so badly that organizers declared early scores "null and void. Antonio Brown Womens Jersey ." With wind gusting to 60 mph at Royal Liverpool, players struggled to keep the ball on the tees and greens. Play was suspended at 8:25 a.m. with 36 players on the course and the round was called off at 2 p.m. "I think its only the right thing to do," Norwegian star Suzann Pettersen said. "The conditions were unreasonable. ... I dont think from the players perspective that there was any other outcome. It wasnt just unfair conditions. It was unplayable. " Englands Felicity Johnson started with a quintuple-bogey 9. American Cristie Kerrs ball blew off the 12th tee three times. Co-leader So Yeon Ryu bogeyed her only hole, the 10th, before play was stopped. "It would have been unfair to those competitors not to declare play null and void and cancel all scores for the round in question," Ladies Golf Union tournament director Susan Simpson said. "The competitors began their round in extremely adverse weather conditions and conditions subsequently worsened despite our belief that they would remain stable." The second round is scheduled to restart early Saturday, with conditions forecast to be more playable. Organizers said the cut will be reduced from 65 and ties to 50 and ties. The final two rounds are set for Sunday with a two-tee start and no redraw between rounds. Michelle Wie, one of the tallest players in the field, saw a lighter side. "I think its one day thats really good to be short, because I felt like a flagpole out there," she said. With strong wind forecast for Monday, officials hope the tournament will not extend to a fifth day. Ryu and fellow South Korean player Haeji Kang topped the leaderboard at 2-under 70. Australias Karrie Webb, the tournament winner in 1995, 1997 and 2002, was a stroke back along with 16-year-old English amateur Charley Hull, Jiyai Shin, Ai Miyazato, Mika Miyazato, Stacey Keating, Lydia Hall, Vicky Hurst and Kate Kutcher. Two-time defending champion Yani Tseng opened with a 72. New Zealands Lydia Ko, the 15-year-old amateur coming off a victory three weeks ago in the Canadian Womens Open, also was at 72. Wie had a 75 in the first round in relatively calm conditions, and Pettersen shot a 76. "It was a long day for sure and waiting," Wie said. "Came to the course at 5 a.m. It was dark at that point and I was walking past the third hole and it was raining sideways. Ive never seen conditions like that in my life. Got there, stopped raining, but the wind kept blowing and blowing and kept getting worse. "It was hard to tell at the first tee because it was sheltered with a tent a little bit. But once we got out there, 11, 12, it was pretty bad." Englands Karen Stupples, the 2004 winner at Sunningdale, teed off in the first group at 7 a.m. after shooting a 76 on Thursday. "On the third, my ball started oscillating and it wouldnt stop," Stupples said. "It just sat there and just kept moving and I had to call for an official to come and figure out what the ruling was with that, and she said, Hit it. Even if its oscillating, you can hit it. Im like, Really? "Its quite disconcerting, because how do you hit a moving ball? Because it can wobble a little bit, and you catch it not quite where you used to. I dont know, it can affect everything, and it did. I made double bogey there. Ive seen balls roll because of a wind gust, but not a continual just blowing constant. That was just brutal." Troy Polamalu Black Jersey .S. Open, while former world No. 1 superstar Rafael Nadal was an easy opening-round winner Wednesday in the final Grand Slam event of the year. The world No. Troy Polamalu Authentic Jersey . 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The US$7 million event has been added to this years European Tour schedule after McIlroy won it last year from a field of 21 players. This years tournament, the richest in the history of the European Tour, will be held from Oct.BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Danica Patrick channeled her best Austin Powers impersonation to characterize her recent run of bad luck. "Who throws a shoe?" Patrick asked Friday in a faux English accent. "I mean, really?" The line from the original "Austin Powers" movie applies to Patrick after she ran over a shoe while leading last weekend at Montreal. Its not clear if running over the shoe was entirely at fault for ruining her race, but it marked the beginning of the end of her attempt to win her first NASCAR race. "(I was) looking forward to having a shot to win, and that happened in the lead," she said. "Whether it was what caused the problem or not, I dont know. But it definitely was what ended up leading toward the end of our day." The shoe, which she described as dark with a light-colored sole, was the latest incident in what Patrick has called the worst streak of bad luck in her career. She wrecked on the first lap at Watkins Glen and was spun by Jacques Villeneuve at Road America -- two other tracks where she might have contended for the win. "I cant tell how many people said after Watkins Glen what bad luck I had -- and then I hit a shoe," she said. "So I dont feel like it can get a lot worse. I dont know if anybody has ever hit a shoe before. Its just a weird situation. Im ready for it to turn, Im ready for some good luck and some good results. I cant remember having this muuch bad luck. Isaac Redman Jersey. "I dont ever remember feeling like I just cant seem to catch a break for so long and in such big ways sometimes." Patricks unlucky streak rolls into Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend, where shes scheduled to run both the Nationwide Series race and Saturday nights Sprint Cup Series race. Tony Stewart, who owns her Sprint Cup Series team, picked the hardest tracks on the schedule for Patrick to run this year as a test session for a planned full Cup season in 2013. The three-time NASCAR champion last week asked for patience with Patrick, and said expectations have been too hard on the former open-wheel star. Asked Friday if she regrets Stewarts scheduling, Patrick said she wont know if the boss was correct in picking hard races until next year. "Well know if its beneficial next year when either I feel much more comfortable coming back to those tracks or I have better results," she said. "At this point and time, its about gaining the experience. There is a saying, What doesnt kill you makes you stronger. So Im sure that it will help in the long run. "As long as I can keep my head up and stay confident, and stay looking forward and upbeat, I think they will serve that purpose. But, theres always that chance that these are humbling moments especially being at the tough tracks they are at and the tough races that they are. Ive just got to focus on staying positive." ' ' '