On the night of Thursday to Friday, the first round of the third major of the year ended on Californian lands. Céline Boutier is 29th at +1 while China’s Xiyu Lin and South Korea’s Hyo Joo Kim take the lead at -4.
This is the first time that the Pebble Beach course has hosted the US Women’s Open. A course that succeeded for Xiyu Lin and Hyo Joo Kim, leaders at -4 at the end of this first day. Both players returned the same card with a total of 5 birdies and a bogey at hole 9.
The Chinese Xiyu Lin, 9th in the world, came close to a clear round without this bogey on her last hole: “I have the impression that my game was not at the top; especially on the first two holes, I had difficulty reaching the green, even from the fairway. But I made some really good starts, which allowed me to take the pressure off and get a good start. Obviously, the bogey on the last hole was a bit unfortunate. I really had the possibility of doing a bogey-free course. But as it is a major course, you will make bogeys. »
