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After a two-game winning season in 2017, Henderson, 20, was one of 17 players to surrender a card under the par after a tough day at the Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis Resort, with the winds constantly blowing. at 25 - 35 km / h with gusts to 56 km / h. She led with a blow over Spanish rookie Luna Sobron Galmes and Australian veteran Sarah Jane Smith. China's Shanshan Feng, world number 1, is in ambush, tied for fourth at -3.

Sobron Galmes, 23, played his first tournament as a member of the LPGA after finishing fifth at the qualifying tournament in December. It touched 11 of 14 fairways and 14 greens. In his 13th year on the LPGA circuit, Smith, 33, is looking for his first victory.

On the French side, things were much more complicated. Karine Icher will have to be content with 46th place at +2 (75) with two bogeys. Further on, we find Céline Herbin, 94th at +6 (79) weighted with a double, six bogeys for two birdies. And what about this start at the highest level for Céline Boutier, totally adrift with an inaugural 82 (+9) crowded with a quadruple bogey, a double and three bogeys! The Parisienne, who arrives this season of the Symetra Tour, is in 106th place. As for Perrine Delacour, she was stopped after seventeen holes when her scorecard indicated +9 (one double, eight bogeys, one birdie).

While the strong winds didn't cause any delays, they slowed the pace of the game considerably, especially on the greens, where the balls were constantly wavering. The first round was suspended due to darkness at 17:59 p.m. (23:59 p.m. in France) with 12 players on the course. They will return at 7:10 am (13:10 pm in France) to complete their tour. The second round will start on time, also at 7:10 am.