Manon De Roey defied the elements as she shot herself into the lead in the shadow of a storm-covered Manhattan skyline on Day One of the Ladies European Tour's Aramco Team Series.
Held at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx, the event was sandwiched between views of the Manhattan skyline and the East River.
But amid the blowy conditions, America's Annie Park claimed she felt she was in Scotland, not her native New York.
Extreme links conditions would not be the first thing associated with the bright lights and city bustle of the Big Apple but Belgium's De Roey had to battle the wind and the rain on her way to shooting a flawless bogey-free opening round of 68.
Manon De Roey defied the elements to shoot herself into the lead on Day One of Aramco Series
The players had to navigate their way through blowy conditions at the Trump Ferry Links Course in the Bronx, sandwiched between the Manhattan skyline and the East River
The effort awarded her the position atop the leaderboard as she looks to repeat her Aramaco Series win earlier in the season in Bangkok, where she clinched her first LET victory.
World No.
4 Nelly Korda played herself into a solid position after shooting a round of 70 to sit in second in the individual competition, alongside Sweden's Madalene Sagstrom at two-under, two shots off the lead set by De Roey.
‘I'm very pleased with my score today,' said De Roey.
‘It was tough out there. We had some rain, strong winds and just tried to keep it together for the team as well - being bogey-free today which is nice.'
‘I knew today was going to be tricky but I think for the next few days it's going to be sunny and 19 degrees, so I'm looking forward to that.
It can only get better from today, so I'm looking forward to it,' added the 30-year-old.
Nelly Korda played herself into a solid position after shooting a round of 70 to sit second
De Roey is in fourth place on the LET's Race to Costa Del Sol standings and a good showing in New York could award her with valuable points with just three tournaments to go in the 2022 season.
American star Korda showed her class in the wind on the back nine to also get her team of Noora Homulainen, Celine Herbin and amateur James Rawson in the mix in the team event in second place.
But the players battled through the brutal conditions blowing in from the East River, even the amateurs.
The amateurs are a unique selling point of the Aramco Series.
Each team of four features an amateur, which World situs judi slot terbaik dan terpercaya no 1. 8 Lexi Thompson claimed allows them an insight into the life of a pro.
And it was former NFL wide receiver Golden Tate who emerged the victorious amateur on Day One and as helped boost Team Maguire to the top.
Former wide receiver Golden Tate played as the amateur in Team Maguire, who led Day One
The team, captained by Leona Maguire and made up of Liz Young and Tvesa Malik, topped the leaderboard after round one with a combined score of 11-under, pipping Team Pelaez Trivino by one shot.
Irish star Maguire said: ‘It's a good test out there and was playing long with lots of woods and hybrids needed.
It will be a little kinder tomorrow and we can make plenty of birdies to keep it going.'