Evian-les-Bains, France-Leona Maguire made a hole in one in the Evian championship on the path of 65 under 65 in the first round Thursday and a part of the head.
Having started in the rear nine in the fourth major of the year, Maguire accessed the second hole per -3 – his 11th – at the Evian Resort Golf Club, flowing his starting of 164 yards.
“He was just removing an iron iron at 8. Looked good in the air. You are never sure of this hole until the ball landed,” she said. “A kind of perfect morning for that. Not much wind that is good, especially on this tee box.”
The Irishman was joined on 65 by the American duo Andrea Lee and Jennifer Kupcho as well as the Australians Grace Kim and Gabriela Ruffels, a former double tennis player.
Minjee Lee, who won the Women’s Championship PGA last month for her third major title, was alone in sixth place after carding a 66.
Nelly Korda, the best, was a stroke behind her in equality for seventh. Korda is looking for her first victory for the season and the third major title.
Jeeno Thitikul, classified n ° 2, from Thailand, attaching to win a major for the first time, was tied in 16th after a 68 in a group with Lottie Woad. The 21 -year -old student in England was put under the spotlight after having delivered one of the most amazing victories of an amateur – by six shots on a strong field at the Open Irish women on Sunday.
Woad, the world’s n ° 1 amateur and winner of the national Augusta Women’s Amateur from last year, is now at the dawn of obtaining a place in professional tours.
The English golfer Charley Hull had to withdraw from the first round after having collapsed twice on the ground due to a virus. The organizers said Hull had undergone medical checks but had no serious health problems.
