Perrine Delacour is off to a strong start in Honolulu!

The South Korean A Lim Kim is in the lead after the first round of the LOTTE Championship in Hawaii, just ahead of Perrine Delacour, unleashed on her first nine holes. In great shape in recent weeks, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard missed this first day.

Winner in the middle of CovidUS Women’s Open in 2020, A Lim Kim has since become a little less present on the radars of the LPGA Tour. But his initial 66 at Ewa Beachon the Welcome Country Clubon the occasion of the first round of LOTTE Championshipcan allow him to snag a ticket for the grand final of the American circuit (CME Group Tour Championship from November 21 to 24), she who is ranked 65th in the Order of Merit (the first 60 will be retained).

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This Hawaiian tournament is an opportunity for many players to secure their card at the last minute for next year. This is the case for Perrine Delacourcurrently outside the top 100 (111th). His fiery start (-5 on his first nine holes) is a superb response to the urgency of the situation. If she “only” played the return in par, Picardy is currently 2nd in the ranking and would be sure to keep her precious sesame in 2025 if the ranking remained frozen. But there are three rounds left to play in this tournament which is played from Wednesday to Saturday.

The Filipina Bianca Pagdangananalso on the tangent, shares second place with the Frenchwoman, just like the Chinese Ruixin Liu and the German Polly Mack.

Pauline Roussin-Bouchard misses out

Played in relatively benign conditions, this first round was marked by a hole in one, signed by the American Jennifer Song on hole n°15.

We could also expect a good card from the second Frenchwoman in the running, Pauline Roussin-Bouchardwho finished the season on the Ladies European Tour into a cannonball. But after a birdie at 1, the only one in her game, she struggled to settle for a 74 which puts her very far down the rankings. The quest for the cut will require a big second round.

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