SHANGHAI – Arpichaya Yubol shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead after the primary spherical of the LPGA Shanghai Event on Thursday.
The Thai participant, who had a profession finest spherical of 61, made 4 birdies every on the back and front 9 at Nanaka Backyard Golf Membership.
Minjee Lee, who received her third main title on the Ladies’s PGA Championship in June, was in a gaggle of 5, one stroke behind. Jenny Shin, Jenny Bae, Gino Titikul, and Ina Yun additionally hit the 65-second vary.
Lee mentioned he did his finest to navigate the tough, uneven greens at Seventh Junior Excessive with a broomstick-shaped putter. As a result of Shanghai’s excessive warmth and humidity, a lot of the greenery is brown and mottled.
“I really feel like I bought seven birdies contemplating the state of the greens and the situations, so it was a fantastic day for me,” Lee mentioned.
2022 Ladies’s British Open champion Ashley Buhai scored a 68, and defending champion Ruoning Ying scored a 71.
The Shanghai Video games are the primary of 5 to be held in Asia. It is going to be held for 2 weeks together with an Worldwide Crown Workforce occasion in South Korea and tournaments in Malaysia and Japan.
Final week, Hwang Yu-min prolonged his unimaginable document on the LPGA Tour by having a special winner in every of this yr’s 25 official tournaments. Hwang turned the sixth Korean participant to win on tour this yr.
