England's Charley Hull sits two shots off the lead after the opening round of the LPGA's Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
France's Pauline Roussin-Bouchard birdied her final three holes at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club for an 8-under 64 and a one-stroke outright lead. Roussin-Bouchard, whose rookie season on the tour was 2022, is still looking for her first LPGA win and has three top-10 finishes.
American Sophia Schubert, who also joined the tour in 2022 and has no wins and three career top-10 finishes, was tied for second place after a 65 with Miyu Yamashita, who won last year's Malaysian tournament after a three-way play-off.
Another French player, Perrine Delacour, shot 66 and was tied for fourth with Hull, who birdied two of her final three holes. Haeran Ryu, a major winner this year at the Women's PGA Championship and at the Evian Championship, withdrew before her first-round tee time for an undisclosed reason. She was the highest-ranked player in the tournament in the absence of No 1 Nelly Korda and No 2 Jeeno Thitikul.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing