SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Park In-bee suffered the disappointment of seeing her incredible bogey-free streak come to an end after 115 holes but the Korean opened her HSBC Women's Champions title defense with a solid first round to sit just one shot off the lead on Thursday.
Despite her one blemish on the par-three 17th, Park fired a four-under-par 68 to join three others in a tie for third behind co-leaders Minjee Lee of Australia and Taiwan's Candie Kung, who carded matching 67s around the demanding Serapong Course.
Park stormed to the title a year ago without dropping a shot and although she returned this year under an injury cloud following back issues, the seven-times major winner picked up where she left off on a course she appears born to play.