LET & LPGA in France, Amundi Evian Championship 2022, Évian-les-Bains, 21-24th July
Day One: Japan’s Ayaka Furue fires a rare 63 to lead, ahead of Brooke Henderson and Nelly Korda
From LPGA Communications:
With an 8-under 63, tied for the second-lowest round in Amundi Evian Championship history, Japan’s Ayaka Furue holds the lead after the first round at Evian Resort Golf Club. Furue, a 22-year-old LPGA Tour rookie who has seven victories on the JLPGA Tour, carded nine birdies and one bogey on Thursday to surge into the lead at a major championship for the first time.
Her round ties three other 63s as the second-lowest round in Evian, behind 61s carded by Hyo Joo Kim (2014), Jeongeun Lee6 (2021) and Leona Maguire (2021). It is also tied for the third-lowest round in the history of women’s major championships. Read more
From ESPN, by AP:
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France -- Nelly Korda is just trying to enjoy herself at the Evian Championship after a four-month injury layoff that has given her more perspective about her golf.
Not that she felt so great taking a shot while standing barefoot in a slimy lake...
Korda's approach shot at the par-5 18th hole -- her ninth of the day after starting at No. 10 -- ended up rolling down a bank on the front right of the green and into the water. Her caddie ran up to the green and saw it was possible to make contact with the ball, so Korda removed her golf shoes, waded into the lake, and splashed out to the edge of the green. Read more
From Sky Sports:
Ayaka Furue holds a one-shot lead after the opening day of the Amundi Evian Championship, with Nelly Korda and England’s Charley Hull part of the chasing pack.
Furue, a seven-time winner on the LPGA of Japan Tour, recovered from a slow start to post a eight-under 63 and set the pace on a low-scoring opening day at Evian Resort Golf Club. Read more
From BBC Sport:
Japan's Ayaka Furue hit an eight-under-par 63 to take a one-shot lead in the first round of the Evian Championship.
The 22-year-old, who finished fourth in the tournament last year, birdied four of the last five holes in Evian-les-Bains, France.
She edged ahead of American Olympic gold medallist Nelly Korda and Canada's Brooke Henderson, who fired matching 64s. Read more
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