Chien Leads First Major at Chevron After 1st Round; Korda, Vu Tied for 2nd

Nelly Korda hits her tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament at The Woodlands, Texas, on April 20, 2023. David J. Phillip/AP Photo

THE WOODLANDS, Texas—Peiyun Chien, of Chinese Taipei, shot a 5–under 67 on a rainy Thursday, April 20, in the transplanted Chevron Championship to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s first major of the year.

Unable to find a sponsor willing to add to the half-century run at Mission Hills, the tournament—best known as the Dinah Shore—bolted the California desert for the woods of suburban Houston under a six-year deal with Chevron.