Park grabs first-round lead at Evian Championship

FILE PHOTO - Aug 27, 2017; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Sung Hyun Park plays her tee shot from the third tee box during the final round of the Canadian Pacific Women's Open golf tournament at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - South Korean Park Sung-hyun took full advantage of the ultimate mulligan by grabbing the first-round lead of the Evian Championship in France on Friday after bad weather wiped out her poor start a day earlier.

The U.S. Women's Open champion mixed seven birdies with an eagle and bogey for an eight-under-par 63 to take a two-shot lead over Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn in Evian-les-Bains.