Heavy rain before and during the first day of the tournament forced Thursday's played to be suspended and the scores abandoned.

[2] The prediction of more heavy rain on Sunday and several following days forced tournament officials to shorten the event to 54 holes.

[2][5] The first round was played on Friday with Mika Miyazato of Japan shooting a 6-under-par 65 to take a one stroke lead over Sandra Gal, Se Ri Pak, and Suzann Pettersen.

[6] Saturday, 14 September 2013 Mika Miyazato shot a 2-under-par 69 to maintain a one-shot lead over Suzann Pettersen and amateur Lydia Ko.

Sunday, 15 September 2013 The event was reduced to 54 holes due to heavy rain.