Choi takes 1st-round lead at the Shanghai LPGA event
SHANGHAI (AP) — Hye-Jin Choi, seeking her first win on the LPGA Tour to add to her 12 victories in her native South Korea, shot an 8-under 64 Thursday to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Shanghai event.Choi had four consecutive birdies on her final nine.
Hye-Jin Choi of South Korea claimed a commanding 3-stroke lead in the first round of the Shanghai LPGA event, marking her first triumph on the LPGA Tour. She achieved an impressive 8-under 64, powered by four consecutive birdies in her final nine holes. Carlota Ciganda of Spain was just behind in second place, posting a 67. Defending champion Jeeno Thitikul, who had triumphed in a five-hole playoff over Minami Katsu last year, finished the round with a score of 69, tying for seventh.
Thitikul had recently secured victory at the LOTTE Championship in Hawaii, adding to her impressive tally of LPGA wins. This marked her fourth LPGA title of the season and her 11th overall. The sixth Buick LPGA Shanghai event was held at the Sheshan Golf Club, a venue that had previously seen 11 World Golf Championship tournaments, notably the HSBC Champions event.
Shanghai is the inaugural stop on the LPGA's late-season Asian Swing circuit, which will also see events in South Korea, Malaysia, and Japan in the following three weeks.
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