While the course played tough, the average score being 74.7 (+2), it was somewhat surprising to see so many players under par.

Yuka Saso of the Philippines shot a relatively stress free 67 ( - 4 under), to take a 1-shot lead into the weekend over Jeongeun Lee-6.

One of the lesser-known storylines though, involves Canadian player, Rebecca Lee-Bentham and her return to competitive golf after retiring.

“It's always nice to have a good start to feel a little bit more comfortable throughout the day. I was hitting it really good. "

“To be honest, I'm just trying to control my emotions and mental game more so than anything."

"If she needs to hit it onto the 18th green in two and she's in between (clubs), you know, she's gonna step up and take the ‘shirt off’.