Rain forced the first round of the inaugural Evian Championship to be delayed by a day but the sun was shining brightly on the redesigned Evian Resort Golf Club on Friday as Japan\u2019s Mika Miyazato grabbed a one stroke lead.<\/p>\n
Miyazato is in the hunt for her first major championship following a 6-under-par 65. She leads by one shot over Norway\u2019s Suzann Pettersen, Germany\u2019s Sandra Gal and South Korean Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak, all on 5-under-par 66.<\/p>\n
Pettersen was six-under-par through 17 holes and in the perfect position to take advantage but three putted on the par-4 18th to drop into a tie for second.<\/p>\n
At the end of the first round, tournament officials released the following statement: \u2018Based on the current weather forecast models for the next 72 hours, tournament officials will target the completion of 54 holes with a 36-hole cut to top-70 and ties at the 2013 Evian Championship.\u2019<\/p>\n
There was one other time when a major championship was reduced to 54 holes: at the 1996 LPGA Championship at DuPont Country Club in Delaware, won by Britain\u2019s Laura Davies.<\/p>\n
A full day of golf is expected for Saturday, with rain forecast late in the day and likely to continue into Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
Miyazato took advantage of the near perfect weather on Friday, with several LET members making an impact. They included Christina Kim (-4), Lindsey Wright (-3), Beatriz Recari (-2), Lee-Anne Pace (-2), Azahara Munoz (-1) and Caroline Masson (-1).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, LET members Marianne Skarpnord, Helen Alfredsson, Sophie Gustafson and Holly Clyburn all had solid opening rounds of level par.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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