A Lim Kim shoots 65 at rainy and breezy Hoakalei to take lead in the LOTTE Championship
A Lim Kim shot a 7-under 65 on a rainy and breezy Thursday at Hoakalei Country Club to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship.
Honolulu — Ina Yoon tied the lead of A Lim Kim at 7-under 65 in the first round of the LPGA Tour's LOTTE Championship on Thursday at Hoakalei Country Club. The rainy and windy conditions posed challenges for the players. Kim birdied holes 15-17 and closed with a par on the par-5 18th. She highlighted the importance of trajectory control and putting in the windy and rain-soaked conditions.
Yoon birdied the par-4 third hole, her 12th birdie of the day, before dropping with a bogey on the par-4 sixth. She finished with a 66. Yu Liu of China also shot a 66, ending her afternoon round with a birdie on the par-3 ninth. Second-ranked Jeeno Thitikul, Polly Mack, Michelle Zhang, Auston Kim, Maja Stark, and Chanettee Wannasaen were tied at 67.
Allisen Corpuz, a Hawaii native, finished with a 68. The tournament will lead to a month of Asian tournaments starting with the Buick LPGA Shanghai on October 15-18.
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