(Reuters) - South Korean Park Sung-hyun took full advantage of the ultimate mulligan by grabbing the first-round lead of the Evian Championship in France on Friday after bad weather wiped out her poor start a day earlier. The U.S. Women's Open champion mixed seven birdies with an eagle and bogey for an eight-under-par 63 to take a two-shot lead over Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn in Evian-les-Bains. Swede Anna Nordqvist and Australia's Katherine Kirk were three shots back of Park while Women's British Open champion Kim In-kyung, Jessica Korda and Marina Alex were a further shot back. "This golf course is not something that you want to come in with a low ball flight. Defending champion Chun In-gee was seven shots back after mixing four birdies with three bogeys for a one-under-par 70.

Source: The Star September 15, 2017 18:00 UTC