Sunday 20 November 2016 10:18, UK
Charley Hull is one shot off the pace after the opening round of the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship in Florida.
Hull carded four successive birdies at one point during her round of 67 at the Tiburon Golf Club but her total was surpassed by China's Shanshan Feng in one of the last groups to finish.
The English star started her day with five pars but stormed to the head of the field with birdies at six, seven, eight and nine to go out in 32.
Only one more birdie would follow, coming at the long 14th, but Hull avoided any bogeys on a day when some of the world's best players struggled.
For a long time, she looked like sharing the lead with Korea's So Yeon Ryu, who had six birdies and a single dropped shot in her matching round of 67.
But Feng came up with a storming finish to reach the summit as she birdied four of her closing five holes to post a best-of-the-day 66.
The tournament will decide who wins the Race To The CME Globe and Feng is in pole position after her opening round and the relative struggles of those players who were to the fore coming into the event.
Feng went into the week sixth in points with Hull climbing to ninth spot from her start position of 30th.
Lydia Ko, who was standing in second, had a double bogey at the second hole but recovered with four birdies the rest of the way to post a two-under 70.
Points leader Ariya Jutanugarn and third-placed Brooke Henderson each had three birdies and three bogeys in level par rounds of 72 to sit six shots off the pace.
There is a logjam of eight players on four under with Korea's Ha Na Jang moving up from fourth to second in points and Sei Young Kim climbing to fourth overall. Compatriots In Gee Chun and Amy Yang also shot 68.
Spain's Beatriz Recari joined the group on four under as did Americans Lizette Salas, Ryann O'Toole and Mo Martin.
