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Pauline Roussin-Bouchard 19 shots better than her last Evian opening round

The first time that Pauline Roussin-Bouchard competed in the Evian Championship, she wasn't even in college yet. The incoming South Carolina recruit would miss the cut after rounds of 87-78.

Two years later, Roussin-Bouchard is a much different player.

The amateur standout is fresh off a four-win sophomore campaign with the Gamecocks and entered this week ranked sixth in the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking (her career-best rank is No. 1). She also is stronger, dedicating more time to fitness dating to last summer's quarantine, and has added more than 10 yards off the tee because of it.