Korda, playing for the first time in nearly two months because of a minor neck injury, started with a bogey and finished with back-to-back birdies in her round of 68. She was two shots behind and will be in the final group with Hull.

Jeon scores a hole-in-on the par-3 third hole, highlighting a pleasant opening day at the LPGA event at Pelican Golf Club.

Charley Hull, fresh off her first victory in more than two years, didn’t lose her form from Saudi Arabia to Florida in opening with a 6-under 64 on Thursday.

Charley Hull and Jiwon Jeon each opened with a 6-under 64 on Thursday at The Annika, while Nelly Korda was two shots back in her first competition in nearly two months.

Jiwon Jeon of South Korea sank a hole-in-one on her way to a 6-under-par 64, tying her with England's Charley Hull for the first-round lead at The Annika on Thursday in Belleair, Fla.