PORTLAND, Ore.—Perrine Delacour shot a 9–under 63 in morning rain Thursday, August 31, at Columbia Edgewater to take the first-round lead in the Portland Classic.
Winless on the LPGA Tour, Delacour opened with a birdie and ran off five straight on Nos. 3–7 in a front-nine 30. The 29-year-old Frenchwoman added birdies on Nos. 14, 15 and 17 in the bogey-free round on the tree-lined layout.