CHONBURI, Thailand — Nasa Hataoka shot a 7-under 65 on the Outdated Course at Siam Nation Membership on Thursday to maneuver right into a tie for the lead with Thailand’s Channetee Wannasaen after the opening spherical of the primary LPGA Thailand, which might be held in three consecutive weeks in Asia.
Hataoka, who completed runner-up on the 2021 U.S. Ladies’s Open, has gained 5 LPGA particular person tournaments and two Worldwide Crown crew occasions.
“I believe my tee shot and iron shot had been fairly good immediately. Because of that, I used to be capable of create a number of birdie alternatives,” mentioned the 27-year-old Hataoka.
Gemma Dryburgh, who began the spherical with an eagle and three birdies, closed to 1 stroke behind with a 66, tying with Lee So-mi and Choi Hye-jin.
Prime-ranked Gino Titicle and Lydia Ko recorded a time of 67 seconds and tied for sixth place within the 10-person group. Defending champion Angel Yin shot a 69.
Titikul, 22, performed in his first house LPGA event in Thailand when he was 14 years previous.
“I could not imagine how rapidly time handed,” she mentioned. “Yesterday I used to be sitting on the bus in my resort room and I could not imagine how far I had come from once I was 14 years previous to now.”
Nelly Korda, who gained the LPGA’s season-opening Event of Champions for the primary time in 14 months, just isn’t in Thailand and won’t take part within the subsequent two tournaments in Singapore and China. She has skipped the early Asian swing for the third 12 months in a row.
