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02/19 02:30 CST Two players are tied for the first-round lead at the LPGA
Thailand tournament
Two players are tied for the first-round lead at the LPGA Thailand tournament
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) --- Nasa Hataoka shot a 7-under 65 Thursday on the Siam
Country Club Old Course and was tied for the lead after the opening round at
the LPGA Thailand, the first of three tournaments in Asia in consecutive weeks.
Hataoka, who was runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Women's Open, has won five
individual LPGA tournaments and two in the International Crown team event.
She was tied Thursday with Thailand's Chanettee Wannasaen. Gemma Dryburgh, who
opened her round with an eagle and three birdies, was a stroke behind with a 66
and level with Somi Lee and Hye-Jin Choi.
Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul and Lydia Ko shot 67s and were in a group of 10 tied
for sixth. Defending champion Angel Yin had a 69.
Nelly Korda won for the first time in 14 months without having to hit a shot
when the LPGA's season-opening Tournament of Champions was reduced to 54 holes
on Feb. 1 because of wind and cold that made the Lake Nona course in Florida
unsuitable for a final round.
World second-ranked Korda is not in Thailand and won't be at the next two
tournament stops in Singapore and China --- she's skipping the early Asia swing
for the third consecutive year.
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AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf
