- Team Hull hold a two-shot lead at Centurion Club
- Charley Hull and Nelly Korda tied at the top on five-under-par
Charley Hull sits atop both leaderboards on an extremely wet first day of the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF – London.
It was an eventful opening round for the English star who rolled in birdies on the third and fifth holes before making a 10 – a quintuple bogey – on the sixth hole.
However, despite that Hull bounced back supremely with birdies on seven and nine before rolling in six in her last seven holes for a round of 68 (-5) and to co-lead alongside Nelly Korda.
“I just lost two balls on a birdie-able par-five,” said the Solheim Cup star. “I hit my first tee shot out of bounds and then hit my fourth shot out of bounds, but then to make 10 birdies to shoot five-under was pretty fun.
“It was a birdie-able par-five, if I’d have made a birdie I’d have been -11! I felt confident even after I made the ten. I birdied the next couple of holes, so it was good. I’m now happy I’m indoors.”
The three-time LET winner came into this event off the back of a share of second place at last week’s U.S. Women’s Open and is clearly enjoying playing at the moment.
She added: “Playing at Pebble Beach was unbelievable. It’s great to see us go to some big venues like the men. My golf is in a really good place and in great condition coming into this week. I’m just out there having fun.”
And Hull is contending on both fronts as her team is also leading the competition after shooting a round of 18-under-par on day one at Centurion Club.
The quartet of Hull, Sweden’s Isabella Deilert and England’s Hayley Davis alongside former England footballer Teddy Sheringham, who is their amateur, made light work and didn’t drop a single shot in the team competition.
Deilert explained: “I think we did a great job of keeping each other company and staying positive out there. We didn’t think much of it, we just played golf.”
“It was a really good day,” said Davis. “We made a lot of birdies between us, but it was just really tricky and wet out there. It was long and it’s good to be done.”
Sheringham added: “These three were on fire. They showed me how to control the golf ball today and it was a privilege to watch it. I’m a decent but these girls can play the game.”
In second place on the Team leaderboard is Team Carta, who fired an opening round of 16-under-par in London.
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