Hannah Green of Australia, Ashleigh Buhai of
South Africa and Jenny Shin of South Korea led after Thursday's
first round with scores of 8-under 64 at the Seowon Valley
Country Club.
Green stayed at the top of the leaderboard and was 4 under after
nine holes — 12 under for the tournament — before play was
suspended. Buhai was two strokes behind at 10 under, also after
nine holes.
The second round will be completed on Saturday prior to the
start of the third round. Rain is not in the forecast for the
rest the tournament, which is set to wrap up on Sunday.
The field is loaded with eight of the LPGA Tour’s top 10
players. It also includes 17 of the 18 winners this season on
the tour. About the only key player missing is American Nelly
Korda who withdrew with a neck injury.
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