Green leads PGA Championship Women & # 39; s, with Reid in the fight
Hannah Green has taken her first career lead at a major KPMG Women & P39 Championship tournament: First rankings leaderboard-4 H Green (Aus); -3 M Reid (Eng), HJ Kim (Kor); -2 A Park (US), X Lin (Chn), IK Kim (Kor), A Jutanugarn (Tha), SH Park (Kor), A Yang (Kor) Other selected: -1 L Ko (Aus); E L Thompson (USA), IB Park (Kor); +1 JE Lee (Kor); +3 S Meadow (NI), C Hull (Eng), G Dryburgh (Sco), C Matthew (Sco); +4 J Ewart (Eng); N Hataoka (Jpn), G Hall (Eng), B Henderson (Can); +5 JY Ko (Kor); +6 C Thomas (Eng); +7 B Law (Eng), L Davies (Eng); +12 M Wie (US) Full scoreboard
Hannah Green has a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Women & # 39; s PGA Championship, as only 16 of the 154 players went below par on a wet day in Minnesota, USA. .
Australian Green, 22, hit four birdies in a four-under-68 to gain her first career lead at a major tournament.
South Korea's English Melissa Reid and Kim Hyo-joo are one blow behind
World number one Ko Jin young was one of those to fight, the day ended for 102nd on five above par.
The South Korean charted five bogeys in its round of 77, while five-time LPGA Tour winner Michelle Wie – on her return after two months out with a wrist injury – was left in tears after a 12- over-par 84.
"I was foolish to think I would shoot very well," said the 29-year-old American.
"It's just one of those situations where I'm not sure how much more I have left in me – so even on the bad days, I just try to take the time to enjoy it. But it is difficult. "
Thailand's two-time big winner Ariya Jutanugarn and South Korean title defender Park Sung-hyun were among the six players who scored two-under-par rounds of 70, while American Lexi Thompson won . the ShopRite LPGA Classic earlier in June, is bound for the 17th at the same level