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Ariya shares home-turf lead

Source: AP | February 24, 2017, Friday | Print Edition

ARIYA Jutanugarn and Amy Yang both shot 6-under 66 in the first round yesterday to take a share of the lead at the LPGA Thailand.

Jutanugarn, a Thai ranked second in the world, had six birdies while Yang, the 2015 champion, had seven birdies and a bogey at the Siam Country Club in Pattaya, south Thailand.

“In the middle, during the round, I had some time I couldn’t control the ball, but I still had a lot of good shots,” said Yang, who is from Chinese Taipei. “Gave myself a lot of good opportunities out there.”

American Ryann O’Toole, Kim Sei-young of South Korean, Lee Minjee of Australia and China’s Feng Shanshan were a stroke behind the leaders.

Top-ranked Lydia Ko (70) of New Zealand had five birdies and three bogeys, while former No. 1 Park In-bee shot a 72 in her first action since winning the Olympic gold medal last year.

“I don’t feel much of the injury anymore,” said Korean Park, the winner in Pattaya in 2013. “Ball-striking was really good today. Just around the greens wasn’t as sharp as I wanted. Obviously that’s just going to happen. Just got to be patient.”

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