Two players are tied for the 1st-round lead at the LPGA’s South Korea tournament

GWANGJU, South Korea (AP) — At the LPGA's BMW Ladies Championship, Karis Davidson and Yuri Yoshida share the lead after the first round, both shooting 6-under 66. Davidson, who started on the 10th hole, bogeyed her ninth hole but had six birdies on her final eight. Yoshida, ranked No. 3, also shot 67, completing her round by making a chip-in birdie off the 5th green.

Other players tied for third include Americans Lucy Li and Lauren Coughlin, as well as European Solheim Cup player Julia Lopez Ramirez. Lottie Woad, ranked No. 7 and part of the victorious European team in the Solheim Cup, finished with a 69. Defending champion Sei Young Kim had an opening 72, while Ruoning Yin, who won last week's tournament in Shanghai, took the lead in the previous event.

The Maybank Championship, the third event in the LPGA's Asian swing, will take place next week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This tournament is followed by a Japan stop before the LPGA returns to Florida to conclude the season.