At the Evian Championship on Saturday at Evian-les-Bains, France, Australian Stephanie Kyriacou recorded a 4-under 67 to grab the lead after round one. Kyriacou finished the weather-delayed second round on Saturday morning, one of several women obliged to play. Her final score was 66. She leads Lauren Coughlin (who shot 65 on Saturday) and Ayake Furue of Japan (70) by one stroke going into Sunday’s final round at the Evian Resort Club. Her score is 14-under 199.
Three players are five strokes back at 9-under, and Pajaree Anannarkarn of Thailand (67) is alone in fourth position at 10-under. The group includes Ally Ewing, who shot a course-low 64 on Saturday, Hye-Jin Choi (71) of South Korea, and Patty Tavatanakit of Thailand, who shot a 72 on Saturday, dropping her from second place to a tie for fifth. After opening the round with a bogey, Kyriacou had birdies at Nos. 2 through 4. To the round, she added two bogeys and four birdies.
Mississippi native Ewing shot a bogey-free third round, which featured four birdies in the opening five holes.