Kupcho in five-way tie for Evian lead

Five women fired rounds of 65 to take the first-round lead on Thursday at the Evian Championship, the fourth of five LPGA majors on the season.

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Americans Jennifer Kupcho and Andrea Lee, Australians Grace Kim and Gabriela Ruffels, and Leona Maguire of Ireland all share the lead at six-under 65 at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France.

A stroke back at 66 is Minjee Lee of Australia, who won the Women’s PGA Championship in June.

Two more strokes behind after rounds of 67 sits a group of nine that includes world No.1 Nelly Korda, defending champion Ayake Furue of Japan and another native of Japan, Mao Saigo, who won the season’s first major at The Chevron Championship in April.