Katherine Hull leads by two after the first round of the Hana Bank KOLON Championship.  Amy Yang is in second place, Chae Young Yoon is third while a group of eight others are tied for fourth.

Hull bogeyed only once in the windy damp conditions, posting a 66.  Yang is a two-time winner on the LET this year and is in this field on a sponsor's exemption.  Yoon is a KLPGA member who has had less than stellar results in 2008.  These three were the only players to post rounds under 70 on Friday.  The other scores:

70  Ji-Yai Shin, Jeong Jang, In-Kyung Kim, Karen Stupples, Mi Hyun Kim

71  Helen Alfredsson, Hee-Won Han, Inbee Park, Se Ri Pak

72  Morgan Pressel, Hee Young Park, Sun Young Yoo, Sophie Gustafson

73  Song-Hee Kim, Jane Park, Kristy McPherson, Leta Lindley

74  Na Yeon Choi, Seon Hwa Lee, Jee Young Lee, Sun Ju Ahn

75  Paula Creamer, Ji Young Oh, Hye Yong Choi, Anna Rawson

76  Shanshan Feng, Louise Friberg, Meena Lee, Nicole Castrale

77  Suzann Pettersen

79  Angela Park

Eun-Hee Ji and Joo Mi Kim were disqualified while Angela Park and Ji Young Oh were assessed two-stroke penalties.  LPGA.com explains why:

Not the start to a title defense that Suzann Pettersen (nor I) was looking for - one birdie, six bogeys.  Good starts for three high-profile Korean players who haven't been doing much lately - Mi Hyun Kim with a 70, Inbee Park and Se Ri Pak with 71s.

The rainy conditions of Friday morning (play was delayed by 30 minutes) will give way to sunny ones for the weekend with temps around 60 degrees.  It isn't often the weather gives this event any breaks.