Catriona Matthew tied sixth at four under par in San Francisco

Ryu So-yeon holds two-shot lead in Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic

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Ryu So-yeon has made a bright start in San Francisco

Ryu So-yeon shot a tournament-record nine-under-par 63 in the opening group in the first round of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.

The South Korean was top of the leaderboard from start to finish throughout Thursday to secure a two-shot edge over her nearest rivals in San Francisco.

Ryu was bright and alert from the start and signed for a bogey-free round that gave her an advantage over Taiwan's Candie Kung and Haru Nomura of Japan.
"Well, I was kind of lucky to tee off really early," Ryu said. "I had a really fresh green, no wind. Also San Francisco is really cold in the morning, but this morning it was just the perfect temperature.
"Then today everything was just great. My tee shot was great. I only missed one green today. I shot 17 greens. My putting was really good."
Ryu needed just 27 putts on the first day, while Nomura carded her lowest round of 2016 with a seven-under par 65 in the opening session.
Kung bounced back from two opening bogeys by following up with nine birdies on the day.
Lin Xi Yu, of China and France's Christel Boeljon are tied for fourth at five-under par. Lin is coming off her second missed cut of the year.
Ryu may have the longest streak going but it hasn't translated into first-place prize money. She has struggled to break through since winning the Canadian Women's Open in 2014. That was also the last time she held a first-round lead.
"One thing I can say is I work really hard and my whole team works really hard. Hopefully it's going to pay off next three days," Ryu said.
Defending champion Lydia Ko is tied for sixth at four-under par with a group that includes Catriona Matthew, Choi Na-Yeon and Rachel Rohanna. Ko battled in the first round, hitting just nine of 14 fairways and 10 of 18 greens.

ALL THE FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72
 

1	So Yeon Ryu*	63
T2	Haru Nomura	65
T2	Candie Kung	65
T4	Christel Boeljon*	67
T4	Xi Yu Lin*	67
T6	Catriona Matthew	68
T6	Rachel Rohanna	68
T6	Na Yeon Choi	68
T6	Lydia Ko*	68
T10	Brittany Lang	69
T10	Mi Hyang Lee	69
T10	Katie Burnett	69
T10	Moriya Jutanugarn	69
T10	Wei-Ling Hsu	69
T10	Ryann O'Toole	69
T10	Danielle Kang	69
T17	Eun-Hee Ji	70
T17	Julieta Granada	70
T17	Angel Yin	70
T17	Azahara Munoz	70
T17	Katherine Kirk	70
T17	Kelly Tan	70
T17	Tiffany Joh	70
T17	Su-Hyun Oh	70
T17	Gerina Piller*	70
T26	Brittany Lincicome	71
T26	Mariajo Uribe	71
T26	Kim Kaufman	71
T26	Ariya Jutanugarn	71
T26	Ya-Chun Chang*	71
T26	Min Lee	71
T26	In Gee Chun*	71
T26	Brooke Mackenzie Henderson*	71
T26	Lee-Anne Pace	71
T26	Cristie Kerr*	71
T26	Karine Icher*	71
T37	Lee Lopez	72
T37	Pernilla Lindberg	72
T37	Nontaya Srisawang	72
T37	Julie Yang	72
T37	Amy Anderson	72
T37	Sandra Changkija	72
T37	Tzu-Chi Lin	72
T37	Jaye Marie Green	72
T37	Ilhee Lee	72
T37	Lexi Thompson	72
T37	Paula Creamer	72
T37	Sei Young Kim	72
T37	Caroline Masson	72
T37	Jessica Korda	72
T37	Jenny Shin	72
T37	Amy Yang	72
T37	Morgan Pressel	72
T37	Mi Jung Hur	72
T37	Christina Kim	72
T37	Marina Alex*	72
T37	Pannarat Thanapolboonyar	72
T37	Stacy Lewis*	72
T59	Hyo Joo Kim	73
T59	Chella Choi	73
T59	Jacqui Concolino	73
T59	Gaby Lopez	73
T59	Nasa Hataoka	73
T59	Lindy Duncan	73
T59	Yu-Chiang Hou	73
T59	Sakura Yokomine	73
T59	Michelle Wie	73
T59	Anna Nordqvist	73
T59	Minjee Lee	73
T59	Megan Khang	73
T59	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	73
T59	Mika Miyazato	73
T59	Ashlan Ramsey	73
T59	Ssu-Chia Cheng*	73
T59	Belen Mozo	73
T59	Sadena Parks*	73
T59	Alena Sharp*	73
T59	Dani Holmqvist*	73
T59	Austin Ernst	73
T59	Cheyenne Woods*	73
T81	Se Ri Pak	74
T81	Carlota Ciganda	74
T81	Hee Young Park	74
T81	Jo Hua Hung	74
T81	Ayako Uehara	74
T81	Juli Inkster	74
T81	Shanshan Feng	74
T81	Vicky Hurst	74
T81	Grace Na	74
T81	Hsin-Ning Yeh	74
T91	Laetitia Beck	75
T91	Min Seo Kwak	75
T91	Caroline Hedwall	75
T91	Maria McBride	75
T91	Benyapa Niphatsophon	75
T91	Tze-Han Lin	75
T91	Yueer Cindy Feng*	75
T91	Annie Park	75
T91	Daniela Iacobelli*	75
T91	Beatriz Recari	75
T91	Kris Tamulis	75
T102	Bertine Strauss	76
T102	Sarah Jane Smith	76
T102	Mirim Lee	76
T102	Yuting Shi	76
T102	Casey Grice	76
T102	Kelly Shon	76
T102	Yu-Sang Hou	76
T102	Mo Martin	76
T102	Ai Miyazato	76
T102	Dewi Claire Schreefel	76
T102	Mina Harigae	76
T102	P.K. Kongkraphan	76
T102	Pornanong Phatlum	76
T115	Alison Lee	77
T115	Jane Park	77
T115	Pei-Yun Chien	77
T115	I.K. Kim	77
T115	Yani Tseng	77
T115	Paula Reto	77
T115	Q Baek	77
T115	Meena Lee	77
T123	Laura Davies	78
T123	Cydney Clanton	78
T123	Maude-Aimee Leblanc	78
T123	I Wen Chen	78
T123	Budsabakorn Sukapan	78
T123	Yu-Ju Chen	78
T123	Perrine Delacour	78
T123	Holly Clyburn*	78
T131	Hsuan Ping Chang	79
T131	Cyna Rodriguez	79
T131	Ai-Chen Kuo	79
T131	Simin Feng	79
T131	Alejandra Llaneza	79
T131	Joanna Klatten	79
T131	Thidapa Suwannapura	79
T131	Huei-Ju Shih	79
T131	Han Hsuan Yu	79
T140	Giulia Molinaro	80
T140	Jing Yan	80
T140	Alison Walshe	80
T140	Brianna Do	80
T140	Sarah Kemp	80
T145	Meng Chu Chen	81
T145	Jennifer Johnson	81
T145	Sydnee Michaels	81
T145	Sun Young Yoo	81
149	Yi-Ling Liang	87
WD	Ha Na Jang	WD
-	Suzann Pettersen	4:05 pm	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	Inbee Park	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
* player started on back nine.