Menlo Park (US), March 20 India’s Aditi Ashok began her campaign at the Fortinet Founders Cup with a par 72, placing her tied for 60th, nine shots behind leader Hyo Joo Kim, here.
Ashok started her round on the back nine and made one birdie and one bogey before the turn, and another birdie and a bogey on the front nine.
The birdies were made on the 17th and third holes, while the bogeys came on the 11th and sixth holes.
The 27-year-old is playing her second event of the year and will be looking to continue her strong form from China, where she finished in the top five.
Hyo Joo Kim leads the field by two strokes after carding a 9-under 63 on the first day.
Kim played a flawless opening round where she was able to avoid making bogeys, something she herself admitted was the best part of the round.
Kim closed her round with an eagle on the 18th hole despite scoring being easier early in the day before the greens began to firm up. The round included seven birdies and an eagle.
Two strokes behind the leader in second place is LPGA rookie Dongeun Lee.