Who is leading the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai after day 1? Leaderboard explored

The first round of the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai concluded on Thursday, October 10, at Qizhong Garden Golf Club. The event kicks off the LPGA Tour's second Asian swing which runs for four weeks.

Sei Young Kim leads the Buick LPGA Shanghai on 10 under par. The Korean is two shots clear of Celine Boutier and three shots clear of Lucy Li.

2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai Day 1 Leaderboard

The following is the Buick LPGA Shanghai leaderboard after the first round. Only the top 50 are included:

1 Sei Young Kim -10
2 Celine Boutier -8
3 Lucy Li -7
T4 Chanettee Wannasaen -6
T4 Peiyun Chien -6
T4 Leona Maguire -6
T4 Muni He -6
T8 Weiwei Zhang -5
T8 Moriya Jutanugarn -5
T8 Minjee Lee -5
T8 Mi Hyang Lee -5
T8 Xiyu Lin -5
T8 Angel Yin -5
T8 Arpichaya Yubol -5
T15 Ruixin Liu -4
T15 Yealimi Noh -4
T15 Alexa Pano -4
T15 Liqi Zeng -4
T15 Mao Saigo -4
T15 Yanhong Pan -4
T15 Jeeno Thitikul -4
T22 Pajaree Anannarukarn -3
T22 Paula Reto -3
T22 Haruka Morita -3
T22 Mary Liu -3
T22 Anna Nordqvist -3
T22 Wei-Ling Hsu -3
T22 Yu Liu -3
T22 Bailey Tardy -3
T30 Miranda Wang -2
T30 So Mi Lee -2
T30 Ssu-Chia Cheng -2
T30 Nicole Broch Estrup -2
T30 Shuying Li -2
T30 Albane Valenzuela -2
T30 Nasa Hataoka -2
T30 Patty Tavatanakit -2
T30 Nataliya Guseva -2
T30 Caroline Inglis -2
T30 Ruoning Yin -2
T41 Hye-Jin Choi -1
T41 Gaby Lopez -1
T41 Minami Katsu -1
T41 Celine Borge -1
T41 Mone Inami -1
T41 Lauren Hartlage -1
T41 Savannah Grewal -1
T41 Auston Kim -1
T41 Aditi Ashok -1
T41 Rose Zhang -1

Sei Young Kim produced a historic performance to take the lead in the Buick LPGA Shanghai. Her round included one eagle, nine birdies and one bogey for a 10-under 62, a course record for Qizhong Garden Golf Club and an 18-hole event record.

The Korean could not have gotten off to a better start at the Buick LPGA Shanghai, birdieing her first five holes in a row. She finished the first nine holes at 8 under and then parred the next five. She then bogeyed the 6th (15th of the round for her) and closed with consecutive birdies on the last three holes.

Kim is seeking her 13th LPGA Tour victory, her first since 2020. The veteran won two events during that season, including the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the only Major title of her career to date.

Celine Boutier continued the momentum from her big win at the Aramco Team Series Shenzhen a week ago and started the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai with a bogey-free round of eight birdies (8 under).

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