STEPHANIE MEADOW WAS placed just outside the top ten after a first day round of five-under par at the BMW Ladies Championship.
The Northern Irish woman finished the day tied for 11th after a round which included five birdies and no bogeys at Seowon Hills in South Korea.
Meadow shot birdies on the third, eighth, 10th, 11th and 13th holes for a score of 67.
South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai leads the field after a blistering 10-under par round of 62. She is followed closely by America Alison Lee on nine-under.
The 78-player field competes for $2.2 million in prize money this weekend, with Sunday’s winner taking home a $330,000 winner’s cheque.
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