Incheon, South Korea (My Sportsbook) - Meaghan Francella and Anna Grzebien both fired six-under 66s Friday to share a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Hana Bank - KOLON Championship. Six players are one stroke back at minus-five, while 44 of the 71 players broke par in the opening round on the Ocean Course at Sky 72 Golf Club. Jiyai Shin posted a five-under 67 Friday and she stands alongside Bo-Kyung Kim, Jimin Kang, Vicky Hurst, Catriona Matthew and Pat Hurst. Women's world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa could only manage a one-over 73 that left her tied for 50th place. Ochoa carded bogeys on the third and 15th to go with a birdie on the par-five 18th. Francella played the back nine first on Friday and she posted a lone birdie on the 15th to go with eight pars on her opening nine. The 2007 MasterCard Classic champion moved to two-under with a birdie on the first. Francella jumped into a share of the lead with four consecutive birdies from the fourth. Grzebien got her round going with a birdie on No. 1. She picked up her next birdie at the sixth. Around the turn, Grzebien birdied three of the first five holes to move to five-under. The 24-year-old closed with a birdie at the last to close out a bogey-free round and grab a share the first-round lead. MORE TO FOLLOW. |
