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Céline Boutier is in the lead after the opening round of the Olympic women’s golf tournament on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Frenchman pulled a 7-under 65which included five birdies on the back nine and a chip-in on the 16th hole to take a three-shot lead.
South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai is second after shooting a 4-under 68 – the only other round Wednesday that finished in the 60s.
Defending gold medalist Nelly Korda finished in a tie and is tied for 13th. She got off to a rough start, shooting 3 through seven holes, but bounced back with three birdies to finish her round.
American Rose Zhang also carded a par 72. Lilia Vu of the United States led at one point in the first round, but made two bogeys in the final three holes to fall to 2 under and tied for third. .
Peiyun Chien, from Chinese Taipei, made the shot of the day by making an eagle from 125 meters on the 17th hole.
Other notable scores from the first round: Australian Minjee Lee (-1, T7), New Zealander Lydia Ko (E, T13), Korean Amy Yang (E, T13), Chinese Ruoning Yin (E, T13) , the Korean Jin Yung Ko. (+1, T26) and the Canadian Brooke Henderson (+2, T30).
Here are the tee times for Thursday’s second round of the Olympic women’s golf competition at Golf National.
Tee times for the second round of Olympic women’s golf
All times ET
3 a.m.: Wei-Ling Hsu (Chinese Taipei), Diksha Dagar (India), Emma Spitz (Austria)
3:11 a.m.: Azahara Muñoz (Spain), Bianca Pagdanganan (Philippines), Morgane Metraux (Switzerland)
3:22 a.m.: Alexandra Försterling (Germany), Albane Valenzuela (Switzerland), Emily Kristine Pedersen (Denmark)
3:33 a.m.: Klára Davidson Spilková (Czech Republic), Paula Reto (South Africa), Mariajo Uribe (Colombia)
3:44 a.m.: Yuka Saso (Japan), Minjee Lee (Australia), Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand)
3:55 a.m.: Céline Boutier (France), Lilia Vu (United States), Amy Yang (Korea)
4:11 a.m.: Lydia Ko (New Zealand), Miyu Yamashita (Japan), Maja Stark (Sweden)
4:22 a.m.: Leona Maguire (Ireland), Georgia Hall (Great Britain), Ashleigh Buhai (South Africa)
4:33 a.m.: Ana Belac (Slovenia), Sára Kousková (Czech Republic), Alena Sharp (Canada)
4:44 a.m.: Ines Laklalech (Morocco), Sarah Schober (Austria), Pia Babnik (Slovenia)
4:55 a.m.: Perrine Delacour (France), Stephanie Meadow (Ireland), Manon de Roey (Belgium)
5:06 a.m.: Pei-yun Chien (Chinese Taipei), Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Denmark), Anne van Dam (Netherlands)
5:17 a.m.: Aditi Ashok (India), Gaby López (Mexico), Esther Henseleit (Germany)
5:33 a.m.: Shannon Tan (Singapore), María Fassi (Mexico), Céline Borge (Norway)
5:44 a.m.: Hannah Green (Australia), Charley Hull (Great Britain), Rose Zhang (United States)
5:55 a.m.: Nelly Korda (United States), Jin Young Ko (Korea), Ruoning Yin (China)
6:06 a.m.: Hyo Joo Kim (Korea), Brooke Henderson (Canada), Xiyu Janet Lin (China)
6:17 a.m.: Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand), Linn Grant (Sweden), Carlota Ciganda (Spain)
6:28 a.m.: Alessandra Fanali (Italy), Ashley Lau (Malaysia), Ursula Wikström (Finland)
6:39 a.m.: Dottie Ardina (Philippines), Noora Komulainen (Finland), Madelene Stavnar (Norway)
Golf is back for the third consecutive Olympic Games. After being an event at the 1900 and 1904 Olympic Games, it only reappeared at Rio 2016.
As with the men, the women’s tournaments will feature 72-hole stroke play. There is no cut, so each of the 60 participating women is eligible to play all four rounds.
The women’s tournament ends on Saturday. American Scottie Scheffler won men’s gold, while Britain’s Tommy Fleetwood took silver and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama took bronze.