Australia’s own Minjee Lee of Perth, and American Jennifer Kupcho of Littleton, Colorado lead after the first round of the 2022 Chevron Championship. On Thursday, Lee and Kupcho both had rounds of six-under-par after 18 holes.
Lee had six birdies on her card and zero bogeys. She birdied the second, ninth, 11th, 13th, 14th, and 18th holes. Kupcho had nine birdies and three bogeys. She birdied the first, second, fourth, fifth, ninth, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th holes, and bogeyed the eighth, 15th, and 16th holes.
Lee is going for her second WTA title. She previously won the 2021 Evian Championship in France. Lee is currently fourth in the world, behind South Korea’s Jin Young Ko, American Nelly Korda, and Australian Minjee Lee. Korda is not at the Chevron Championship because of a blood clot in her arm.
There are currently a dozen other golfers within three strokes of Lee and Kupcho. Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand is one stroke back at -5. Anna Nordqvist of Sweden, Caroline Masson of Germany, Pajaree Anannarukarn of Thailand, Gabriela Ruffels of Australia, Lydia Ko of New Zealand, and Georgia Hall of England are two strokes back at -4. Interestingly among the six golfers who are two strokes back, they are from six different countries and none of them are from the women’s golfing superpower countries of the United States or South Korea.
Among the group of six who are three strokes back are Americans Annie Park, Lexi Thompson, Lauren Stephenson, and Sarah Schmelzel. France’s Pauline Roussin-Bouchard and Japan’s Hinako Shibuno are also at three-under-par.
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