| -6 P Tavatanakit (Tha); -5 S Feng (Chn), L Maguire (Ire); -4 M Jutanugarn (Tha), A Jutanugarn (Tha), M Khang (US), A Nordqvist (Swe); -3 M Lee (Kor), G Hall (Eng), C Hull (Eng), B Law (Eng), J Ko (Kor), J Korda (US), J Kupcho (US), Y Saso (Phi) |
| Selected others:-2 M Wie (US), S Popov (Ger), I Park (Kor); -1 M Reid (Eng), S Meadow (NI); E J Ewart Shadoff |
England’s Charley Hull, Bronte Law and Georgia Hall are all three shots off the pace after the opening round at the ANA Inspiration in California.
The trio are all three under par at the first major of the year, with Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit leading after a six-under 66.
They share an eight-way tie for eighth with world number one Ko Jin-young.
China’s Shanshan Feng and Ireland’s Leona Maguire are tied for second, one stroke behind Tavatanakit.
Four players are a shot further back at four-under, while Michelle Wie is also within striking distance on two under after a prolonged spell out of action.
Wie back with eye-catching round
Former Women’s British Open champion Hall enjoyed a blemish-free round in which she birdied the fourth, 13th and the par-five 18th.
Neither Hull nor Law have won a major but Hull looked in fine touch in chipping in from off the green for an eagle on the 11th and she added a birdie on the last to finish three under.
Hull has finished in the top 10 three times at the event while Law has yet to secure a top-10 finish in any major.
The Stockport-born player dropped just one shot in her opening 18 holes.
Wie, 31, has taken time away from the Tour to overcome injuries and give birth to her first child but her first major championship round in 650 days proved eventful as she holed huge putts on the first and third holes, and went close to a hole-in-one on the 14th.
“I am just happy to see my name on the first page of the leaderboard,” she told the Golf Channel after her round. “That’s really special to me. Been a long time since I’ve seen that.”
