England’s Lottie Woad sits two photographs behind chief Megha Ganne in second after the Augusta Nationwide Girls’ Novice (ANWA) opening spherical.
Woad picked up eight birdies in a spherical of 65 to put down a robust early marker.
The 21-year-old won the ANWA title final 12 months to kick-start a stellar 2024 – enjoying in her first majors, ending as the highest Briton on the Girls’ Open, serving to win the Curtis Cup, and ending it because the world’s top-ranked beginner.
Ganne’s nine-under-par spherical of 63 set a new ANWA scoring record. The earlier low at Champions Retreat Golf Membership was a seven-under 65 by Rose Zhang in 2023.
The opening two rounds of the occasion happen at Champions Retreat, with the event shifting to Augusta National for the final day.
Scotland’s Hannah Darling ended the opening spherical in a tie for fifty-fifth following a three-over-par spherical, whereas Englishwoman Endurance Rhodes is a shot additional back in a tie for 61st.