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Take a look at the second-round tee times and groupings for when play continues on Friday, June 5. <\/p>\n
Jennifer Kupcho sits at the top of the leaderboard after the first round at Riviera Country Club, finishing with 66 (-5). Kupcho, whose best finish at the U.S Open was a tie for 21st in 2017, started off strong with three birdies in a row. Her best finish at a major was when she won the Chevron Championship in 2022.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I kind of just felt at home,\u201d Kupcho said on playing Riviera. \u201cI feel like I really like the golf course. It kind of just flies by. It\u2019s kind of a ball striker\u2019s paradise, just hit it down the fairway, hit it on the green and make the putts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sei Young Kim is close behind Kupcho in second place, finishing her first round at 67. Kim made five birdies between holes No. 6-11 and then snagged a 29-foot putt on her last hole for a strong finish.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis course is really famous in the world, so I\u2019m very happy to play here this week,\u201d Kim said. \u201cAlso, the course is not easy. Every hole is putting me to the test. I played it quite solid today, so I\u2019m very happy with that. But we have three more days, and I look forward to the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nelly Korda in the rough after Round 1<\/p>\n
Fresh off a Chevron Championship win back in April, World No. 1 Nelly Korda had a bumpy start to the first round of the U.S Women\u2019s Open, finishing 2 over 73. <\/p>\n
Korda started at hole No. 10, grabbed her first birdie on No. 11, with bogeys on No. 12 and 13.<\/p>\n
On No. 16, Korda had a surprise wardrobe change, switching out shoes gifted to her by LeBron James back to a pair of her own.<\/p>\n
Korda\u2019s front nine was much like her back nine, as she started off with a birdie on hole 1, with bogeys on No. 3 and No. 7.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hit it really good Monday through Wednesday, so I have honestly no idea where this came from,\u201d Korda said after her first round, adding that she would be hitting the range ahead of the second round on Friday.<\/p>\n
Michelle Wie West comes out of retirement, hits 319-yard drive<\/p>\n
LPGA legend Michelle Wie West hit her first shot at the U.S Women\u2019s Open after retiring from the LPGA tour in 2022, playing her then-final appearance at the 2023 U.S. Women\u2019s Open. <\/p>\n
Wie West, who won the U.S Women\u2019s Open in 2014, used her extended maternity exemption to unretire to play at Riviera. She said her return was rooted in personal reasons, including her late father-in-law Jerry West\u2019s connections to Riviera.<\/p>\n
Michelle Wie West starts her U.S. Open off with a 319yd bomb on No. 1. \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n
It’s the second-longest drive of the day on the first hole. pic.twitter.com\/xgzBrqIsc7<\/a><\/p>\n
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