Group GB’s Georgia Corridor and Charley Hull endured a tough first day of the ladies’s Olympic golf at Le Golf Nationwide.
Hull carded a nine-over 81 to sit down 58th of 60 opponents, whereas Corridor’s 74 left her tied for thirtieth at two over par.
There is no such thing as a minimize within the occasion, so neither is hazard of going out of the match, however they’re properly adrift of chief Celine Boutier after the primary of 4 rounds.
France’s Boutier is seven underneath par after her 65, three photographs away from South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai.
Reigning champion Nelly Korda, of the USA, recovered from a poor begin to end at even par, seven strokes behind Boutier and tied for thirteenth general.
“It is true that it is good to have the ability to submit first spherical, and [I’m] super-positive for the remainder of the week,” stated Boutier, who turned the primary Frenchwoman to win a serious on house soil at the 2023 Evian Championship.
“The primary spherical does not imply a lot – there are nonetheless three days left, it is a number of golf [and] a lot can occur.”
