Grace Kim was the only Australian to break par in round one in Shanghai, carding a four-under 68 to share third, four shots behind leader Hye-Jin Choi. Minjee Lee opened with a four-over 76.
The Women’s Open champion won for the second time this season on the LPGA Tour, joining world No.1 Jeeno Thitikul as the lone two-time winners this year.
In her first official start as an LPGA member, Jin Young Ko left everyone in her wake with a wire-to-wire victory in the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open at Kooyonga Golf Club.