{"id":5488,"date":"2026-07-09T17:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5488"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:05:48","slug":"aki-iwai-leads-and-nelly-korda-struggles-in-first-round-at-evian-womens-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5488","title":{"rendered":"Aki Iwai leads and Nelly Korda struggles in first round at Evian women\u2019s major"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) \u2014 Aki Iwai shot an 8-under 63 for a two-stroke lead on Thursday in the first round of the Evian Championship, the fourth women\u2019s golf major of the season, as top-ranked Nelly Korda struggled.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5486\">Karolina Muchova ends Coco Gauff\u2019s run at Wimbledon in drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 24th-ranked Iwai had eight birdies and no dropped shots in the sun-splashed lakeside town that three weeks ago hosted the G7 summit of world leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Iwai made birdies at three of the last four holes, including the par-5 18th, and led by two shots from Perrine Delacour, whose 6-under 65 included an eagle at the par-5 15th and a pair of bogeys toward the end of her round.<\/p>\n<p>A group of five players with 5-under 66s included the winner of the Women\u2019s PGA Championship two weeks ago, Haeran Ryu, and world No. 5 Charley Hull, who started the week as a guest in the Royal Box at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>Hull had two early bogeys before making the turn at level par, then came home in just 31 shots capped by an eagle at the par-5 18th. Also on 5 under were Mao Saigo, Maja Stark and Jin Hee Im.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5484\">Pogacar crushes Tour de France rivals and storms the Tourmalet to regain overall lead<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Korda struggles <\/h3>\n<p>It was a tough day at Evian Resort Golf Club for Korda, who won the first two majors this season \u2014 the Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women\u2019s Open.<\/p>\n<p>Korda was 11 shots back with a 3-over 74, including a doubly bogey six at the first hole, which she played as her 10th.<\/p>\n<p>Celine Boutier, the 2023 champion at Evian, had a bigger problem at No. 1. She started with a triple bogey 7 and later made back-to-back double bogey 6s on Nos. 10 and 11. Boutier birdied the 18th to card a 5-over 76.<\/p>\n<p>The Evian Championship has been the fifth women\u2019s major since the 2013 edition and now has a $9.1 million prize money fund.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5482\">Durham County Sheriff\u2019s Office holds Hazardous Device Unit demonstration for children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP golf: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/golf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) \u2014 Aki Iwai shot an 8-under 63 for a two-stroke lead on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aki Iwai leads and Nelly Korda struggles in first round at Evian women\u2019s major - 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