Evian Championship 2015: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and LPGA Highlights

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Published: September 10, 2015

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The LPGA major season comes to a close this weekend with the 2015 Evian Championship in France. The event is still new to the major circuit, though the drama has been great—with Kim Hyo-joo fighting off Karrie Webb for a one-stroke win last year. 

Through 18 holes this year, things are shaping up to be just as exciting. Mi Hyang Lee and Lexi Thompson are tied for the lead at five under, but there are three others just one shot behind them and six others two shots behind. 

Here's how the top of the leaderboard looks after Thursday's opening round:

 



Full leaderboard can be found at LPGA.com

 

Thursday Recap

Thompson was flirting with her second major title early in the year, finishing in the top seven at the ANA Inspiration and Women's PGA Championship, but fell on hard times tying for 42nd at the U.S. Women's Open and tying for 17 at the Women's British Open. 

Now, one round into the Evian Championship. the 20-year-old looks to be playing at a level closer to her early-season efforts with a 66. She did all of her damage in a four hole stretch from 12 through 15 with three birdies and one eagle. 

As for the secret to Thompson's turnaround, she told Will Gray of the Golf Channel that it's as simple as practicing and relaxing. 

"I would say I've just been working on consistency in my game," Thompson said. "I've been working with John Denney down in Florida and just trying to stay positive going into shots, doing my routine and focusing on my breathing walking into the shot. So I think that's helped."

More impressive than just being in a good head space was the way Thompson seemed to do everything right, as the stats tweeted out by the Evian Championship's official Twitter account show:



The good news for Thompson is she's off to a much better start here tha...
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