Leaderboard: -8 A Iwai (Jpn); -6 P Delacour (Fra); -5 C Hull (Eng), M Stark (Swe), R Haeran (Kor), I Jin Hee (Kor); -4 C Gainer (Eng), L Woad (Eng), J Yan (US), R Yin (Chn), B Henderson (Can), E Hara (Jpn), M Kang (Kor)
Chosen others: E L Maguire (Ire); +2 L Walsh (Ire); +3 N Korda (US); +5 M Rhodes (Eng)
Charley Hull laughed off solutions her caddie’s ice cream helped hearth her to 3rd place after day one of many Evian Championship in southern France.
The 30-year-old was noticed holding the candy deal with on the fifteenth gap earlier than closing with two birdies and an eagle to finish her day at 5 beneath par, three photographs behind Aki Iwai of Japan’s lead.
“I did not eat it,” she mentioned. “My boyfriend obtained it for my caddie, so I held it for a minute when he was placing my membership within the bag!”
In sweltering situations, Hull was two over par after six holes however recovered to seek out 5 birdies over her subsequent 11 holes earlier than selecting up two photographs on the par-five 18th.
Her rating of 66 is her joint-lowest first spherical in a significant.
On the prime of the pack, Iwai went bogey-free in her advantageous spherical of eight beneath par and is 2 away from Perrine Delacour from France.
Hull shares third place with three different gamers, whereas compatriots Lottie Woad and Cara Gainer are an extra shot again at 4 beneath.
World primary Nelly Korda, who gained the primary two majors of the 2026 season, has work to do on Friday after taking pictures a three-over 74 to languish in a share of 102nd place.
