Park fires 63, uses fresh start to lead Evian major by 2
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — A new day, a fresh start to the final women’s major of the season, and it seemed like a new Sung Hyun Park showed up Friday.
Seizing a second chance to play the first round at the Evian Championship, Park fired an 8-under 63 to lead by two shots from Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand.
That meant a 14-shot turnaround in fortunes for the No. 3-ranked South Korean. She had been 6 over through just five holes in the rain and wind on Thursday morning before play was abandoned and all scores wiped from the record. A 54-hole event to be completed Sunday.
Park, the U.S. Women’s Open champion, regrouped and had seven birdies and an eagle.