Australian Minjee Lee birdied the final three holes for a 7-under 65 and a two-stroke lead on Thursday in the Blue Bay LPGA, just two days after Typhoon Sarika hit the tournament venue.
Jian Lake's Blue Bay course is back in top shape after a large cleanup effort.
The 20-year-old was delayed travelling from the event that ended Sunday in South Korea and finally got to the resort Wednesday, limiting her to nine holes of practice.
"Maybe it's better," Lee said. "I think it was pretty similar for a lot of the girls. I just took it as it is.
"It's OK. ... We have an amazing view from our hotel room and the course is in great condition. I think we're really lucky to be here."
American Jessica Korda and Germany's Sandra Gal shot 67 on the long course.
"It's in great shape and we had no wind," Gal said. "There's lot of tiers and little pockets on the greens, so you really got to know where to pitch it and you got to be sharp with your wedges and distances."
Lee has two LPGA Tour victories, winning last year in Kingsmill and in April in Hawaii.
"I just took it one shot at a time and didn't get ahead of myself," Lee said. "Just played my own game today and a lot of my putts dropped."
Gal holed out from 89 yards for eagle on the par-4 second hole.
"I think we're very lucky that the course is in such great shape and that we all got here safe and the typhoon didn't do too much damage," Gal said. "It's all good."
Korda birdied three of the final four holes.
