There was Celine Boutier and the rest of the pack during round one of the women’s Olympic golf tournament.
The 30-year-old Frenchwoman opened the tournament on Wednesday at Le Gof National strong, shooting a 7-under par 65. Her only blemish on the day was a bogey on the 12th hole.
She responded to the bogey by birdying three of the next four holes.
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South African Ashleigh Buhai is in sole possession of second place after shooting 4-under par. Like Boutier, she also only had one bogey on the day.
There is a four-way tie for third place at 2-under par: Gaby Lopez (Mexico), Morgane Metraux (Switzerland), Mariajo Uribe (Colombia), and Lilia Vu (USA).
Vu came into the Paris Games as the world’s second-ranked golfer, behind fellow American Nelly Korda.
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Korda shot an even par in the first round. She is the defending Olympic champion after winning gold at the Tokyo Games.
The 26-year-old Korda has played some incredible golf in the 2024 LPGA season. She opened the year with five consecutive victories, including her second major title at the Chevron Championship.
Korda was just the third LPGA player to ever win five consecutive events, along with Annika Sörenstam (2004-2005) and Nancy Lopez (1978).
Here are the top 10 after the first round:
1. Celine Boutier (France): -7
2. Ashleigh Buhai (South Africa): -4
T-3. Lilia Vu (USA): -2
T-3. Gaby Lopez (Mexico): -2
T-3. Morgane Metraux (Switzerland): -2
T-3. Mariajo Uribe (Columbia): -2
T-7. Diksha Dagar (India): -1
T-7. Celine Borge (Norway): -1
T-7. Janet Xiyu Lin (China): -1
The second round will begin Thursday at 3 a.m. ET.
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