British trio four shots off lead at US Women's Open

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-4 Yin (US), Lopez (Spa), Takeda (Jpn) Noh (US), Im (Kor), Kim (Kor); -3 Iwai (Jpn), Hatoaka (Jpn), Tamburlini (Swi), Hwang (Kor), Kawamoto (Kor)

Selected others: E Dryburgh (Sco), Hull (Eng), Woad (Eng), Korda (US); +1 Lee (Aus); +2 Saso (Jpn); +4 L Maguire (Ire)

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British trio Charley Hull, Gemma Dryburgh and Lottie Woad beryllium 4 shots disconnected nan lead, alongside world number 1 Nelly Korda, aft nan first information of nan US Women's Open.

They are each astatine level par connected a congested leaderboard astatine Erin Hills successful Wisconsin.

American world number 11 Angel Yin and 2020 champion A Lim Kim are among six players successful nan associated lead connected 4 nether aft a time erstwhile 58 players changeable level par aliases better.

England's Hull, who was 2 complete aft 11 holes, deed birdies connected nan 12th and 16th holes to station a 72 and lucifer nan efforts of Scotland's Dryburgh who birdied nan 13th and 14th holes to swipe retired early bogeys.

Amateur Lottie Woad, who won nan prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur successful 2024, was 3 nether aft 10 holes but a double-bogey six connected nan par-four 17th saw her driblet back.

Two-time awesome victor Korda had 1 bogey and 1 birdie successful her 72.

"Overall, I can't complain," said nan American.

"First day, it's each astir patience. I'm striking it beautiful well, truthful hopefully I tin transportation that into nan adjacent mates days."