For a moment, it looked as if Minjee Lee's Olympic golfing medal hopes could be going the same dispiriting way as brother Min Woo's in the first round of the men's event.
But just when Australia's double major-winning star was limping towards the conclusion of a poor opening first round at the women's tournament at Le Golf National on Wednesday, she delivered a champion's salvo to get right back into the podium hunt.
Lee's four birdies over the difficult final five-hole stretch transformed her mundane round, dragging the 28-year-old from three over to finish on one-under 71, tied for seventh after the first day.
