The first round of the 2025 Chevron Championship from Woodlands, Texas (in the Houston area) is now complete after heavy rain late Thursday afternoon and a 90 minute fog delay Friday morning. The leaders are Haeran Ryu of Seoul, South Korea and Yan Liu of Beijing, China at -7.
Liu had seven birdies and zero bogeys. She birdied the first, third, fourth, fifth, ninth, 10th and 12th holes. Ryu also had seven birdies and zero bogeys. She birdied the second, third, seventh, eighth, 10th, 13th, and 18th holes.
Hyo Joo Kim of Wonju, South Korea is all alone in third place at -5. The 2014 Evian Championship winner is two strokes off the lead.
There is then a six-way tie for fourth place at -4. There you can find Hye-jin Choi of Gimhae, South Korea, two-time major champion Ariya Jutanugarn of Bangkok, Thailand, Carlota Ciganda of Pamplona, Spain, Manon De Roey of Schilde, Belgium, American Brooke Matthews of Rogers, Arkansas, and three-time major champion In-gee Chun of Gunsan, South Korea. Chun won the 2015 United States Women’s Open, the 2016 Evian Championship, and the 2022 Women’s PGA Championship. Jutanugarn won the 2016 Women’s British Open and the 2018 United States Women’s Open.
One interesting part of the Chevron Championship is the fact that it is a continuation of the Dinah Shore Classic/Kraft Nabisco Championship/ANA Inspiration from a statistical perspective. When the tournament moved from Rancho Mirage, California to Texas, I wondered if statistics would not be continued and remembered from the previous venue, and they have.
In another interesting story is the presence of 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship winner Lexi Thompson of Coral Springs, Florida. Last May, she announced her retirement at the end of 2024. Then in February, Thompson changed her mind and decided to compete at the Founders Cup, Chevron Championship and Women’s PGA Championship in 2025.
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