One of the biggest stories in the LPGA season is the fact that the first major of the year has moved from California to Texas. On Thursday, the first round of the 2023 Chevron Championship took place. The leader is Peiyun Chien of Chinese Taipei, who shot a first round score of -5.
Chien had six birdies and one bogey. She birdied the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, 17th and 18th holes, after bogeying the first hole.
There is a six-way tie for second place at -4. There you can find Marina Alex of Wayne, New Jersey, 2021 Women’s PGA Championship winner and reigning Olympic gold medalist Nelly Korda of Bradenton, Florida, Chella Choi of South Korea, Lilia Vu of Fountain Valley, California, Ayaka Furue of Japan, and Stephanie Kyriacou of Sydney.
Only one golfer is at -3, and two strokes back. That is American Angel Yin in eighth place.
Then at -2, and three strokes back of Chien are 14 golfers who are tied for ninth. There you find 2009 and 2015 Chevron Championship winner Brittany Lincicome of St. Petersburg, Florida, 2018 Women’s British Open champion Georgia Hall of England, 2014 Evian Championship winner Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea, 2021 Evian Championship winner and 2022 United States Women’s Open champion Minjee Lee of Perth, Australia, 2009 United States Open champion Eun-hee Ji of South Korea, Carlota Ciganda of Spain, Jing Yan of China, Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, Megan Khang of Brockton, Massachusetts, Ally Ewing of Tupelo, Mississippi, amateur Eila Galitsky of Thailand, Nasa Hataoka of Japan, Karis Davidson of Gold Coast, Australia, and Wei-ling Hsu of Chinese Taipei.
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