SHANGHAI — Sei Younger Kim, searching for her first victory this season, opened with a 10-under 62 on Thursday to steer the primary spherical of the Buick LPGA Shanghai match.
The South Korean participant shot a 28 on her first 9 holes on the Qizhong Backyard Golf Membership, which included an eagle on the seventeenth, after which got here dwelling with a 34 on her second 9 holes.
It was her low spherical of the yr and comes after she completed third in September within the final LPGA occasion, the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
Celine Boutier of France was two pictures behind with a 64, and American Lucy Li was three again with a 65.
In a decent subject, 4 gamers carded 66s to path by 4 pictures: Leona Maguire of Eire, Peiyun Chien of Taiwan, Muni He of China and Chanettee Wannasaen of Thailand.
Seven gamers had been in at 67 and 5 pictures again.
Two of the LPGA’s prime gamers, Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko, are usually not within the subject this week. Each are entered subsequent week within the BMW Girls Championship in South Korea.
