Kupcho leads US Women’s Open by one after first round
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Jennifer Kupcho fired a five-under 66 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the US Women’s Open at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles on Thursday. The 29-year-old American, who missed the cut at this event in the past three years, said the strong start took “a little bit of a weight off my chest.” Kupcho opened with three straight birdies and finished with seven birdies and two bogeys. South Korea’s Kim Sei-Young is in second place at four-under, while Mexico’s Gaby Lopez and Japan’s Hinako Shibuno are among a group of five tied for third at three-under. World number one Nelly Korda, who won the year’s opening major in April, shot a 73 and said she had “no idea where this came from.” The event is being held on the Los Angeles course that hosts the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational and will be the golf venue for the 2028 Olympics.
What’s reported
Jennifer Kupcho leads the US Women’s Open by one shot after the first round with a five-under 66.
Kupcho is 29 years old and missed the cut at this event in the past three years.
She opened with three straight birdies and finished with seven birdies and two bogeys.
South Korea’s Kim Sei-Young is in second place at four-under.
Mexico’s Gaby Lopez and Japan’s Hinako Shibuno are among five players tied for third at three-under.
World number one Nelly Korda shot a 73 and said she had “no idea where this came from.”
The event is at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, which hosts the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational and will be the golf venue for the 2028 Olympics.
Key figures
Jennifer Kupcho (American golfer, leads US Women’s Open)
Kim Sei-Young (South Korean golfer, second place)
Gaby Lopez (Mexican golfer, tied for third)
Hinako Shibuno (Japanese golfer, tied for third)
Nelly Korda (American golfer, world number one)
Sources: BBC News
