The United States are in control at -5 after a round at Le Golf National. Led by world No. 1 Rose Zhang, the American team is ahead of 2nd Germany by one point, ahead of a trio comprising South Africa and Switzerland. The French are in 13th place.

Captain's players Veronique Smondack  are in 13th position at +1 after 18 holes thanks in particular to the good performance of Constance Fouillet, who posted an excellent 68 (-3). Their American playing partners, holders of the title, held their rank taking the lead in the ranking (-5), thanks to two cards under the par of – 3 for Rachel Heck and – 2 for his compatriot world n°1 Rose Zhang.

The player: Constance Fouillet (source ffgolf)

“When I planted my tee at the start of 1, my hands and legs were shaking”, smiles Constance Fouillet at the end of his game. The player from La Freslonnière had a heavy load on the course of theAlbatros, to hit the very first shot of the Worlds. But once that delicate moment passed, she played very good golf. After a first birdie on the par 5 of the 3, she returned a second on the 4, then chained two others on the 6 and 7, to point to -4 after the first leg.

She found her way back to the aviary on the 13th then on the 16th, the first bogey of her day having occurred on the 15th. into play in the water and then a three-putt. His card still showed a nice 18 (-68), the best score of the day tie.

“I hit the ball pretty well, especially at the start, she notes. Afterwards, at the end, it was a little more complicated. When you start to fall low in the scores, you have to stay fresh in your head, and in the end I don't have to. It's still a very good score, and I'll try to improve tomorrow. »

The other French women

Maylis Lamoure signed a 75 (+4) in this first day.

“It's not good, but it's not bad either. » This observation, slipped by the interested party with a smile during her game, sums up rather well the day lived by Maylis Lamoure. Launched in second position behind her comrade Fouillet, the Kempferhof player signed a card of 75 (+4). She experienced a few tricky passages, such as a series of two bogeys on the 11th and 12th, but also knew how to react, with birdies on the 7th and 16th. Unfortunately, for her too, the end of the game was not did not unfold optimally, with bogeys at 17 and 18.

"I'm a bit disappointed, because overall it was pretty decent, Does analysis. But I have a few bad shots that came at the wrong time, and some that didn't go at the right time, so I ended up a little worse. »

The 76 (+5) signed by Vairana Heck was not retained in the French total of the day. The RCF La Boulie player experienced her first difficulties on the 4th, with a double bogey. She did not give up, however, showing up at +3 on the start of the 16th. Problem: in unison with her teammates, she left feathers at the end of the game, with bogeys on the 16th and 18th .

The eye of the staff: Gwladys Nocera

“Already, I found that the players started very well, underlines the coach of the Blue. On the warm-up and the scenario of what was going to happen, they were ready. Afterwards, there was a difficult hole for a player, a little frustration, and we quickly find ourselves with the knife to our throat. So it's been a pretty bad day. I chose to take young girls, you necessarily need a first, and today, for them, it was a real first in the deep end. Of course it is difficult. But there will be reactions, we will exchange, discuss, ask the right questions, see if tomorrow they are able to react, and I think they are. »

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