Evian Championship: Pajaree Anannarukarn and Yealimi Noh lead after first round

July 23, 2021

183

Nineteen-year-old Yealimi Noh began her first round with a two-stroke eagle

-6 P Anannarukarn (Tha); -6 Y Noh (US); -5 L Stephenson (US); -5 E Pedersen (Den); -5 J Lee (Jap); -5 A Thitikul; -5 A Furue (Jap)
Selected others:-1 C Hull (Eng); +1 K Jin-young (Kor); +3 N Korda (US)
Full leaderboard

Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn and the USA’s Yealimi Noh sit one shot clear at the top of the Evian Championship leaderboard after day one.

Rounds of 65 saw both players end the day six under par on a sultry day by the banks of Lake Geneva in France.

Anannarukarn, 22, shot a bogey-free round, while Noh, 19, hit an eagle and five birdies to share the lead.

Five players trail them on five under, while world number one Nelly Korda is way off the lead after a round of 74.

Five bogies, including a fresh-air shot out of a bunker, saw American Korda end on three over par in pursuit of her second major.