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02/27 01:44 CST 3-time major winner Minjee Lee moves up the LPGA Singapore
leaderboard with a 64
3-time major winner Minjee Lee moves up the LPGA Singapore leaderboard with a 64
SINGAPORE (AP) --- Three-time major winner Minjee Lee improved on her
first-round score by eight strokes Friday for an 8-under 64 to move into a tie
for second place at the HSBC Women's World Championship.
The No. 4-ranked Lee, one of nine top-10 players in the LPGA Singapore field
this week, had an eagle and six birdies and tied for the round of the day on
the Sentosa Golf Club's Tanjong course.
Lee was one stroke behind first-round leader Auston Kim, whose 69 left the
American with a leading two-round total of 9-under 135.
Lee was tied with Ariya Jutanugarn (67) and Haeran Ryu (68). Hannah Green
finished with three birdies in a row for a 66 and moved into a tie for fifth,
while American Angel Yin matched Lee's 64 and was at 6-under, three behind Kim.
Lee won her first major in 2021 at the Evian Championship, her second at the
U.S. Women's Open in 2022 and her third at last year's Women's PGA Championship.
Third-ranked Charley Hull had a 67 Friday and was at 5-under. Defending
champion Lydia Ko had a 72 and was at 2-under.
Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul, who won last week's tournament in her native
Thailand, shot 70 after an opening 72 that left her at 1-under, eight off the
lead.
No. 2-ranked Nelly Korda is the only player from the top 10 not in Singapore.
The 72-player, no-cut tournament is the second of three stops on the LPGA's
early year Asian swing, with the final one next week at Hainan Island, China.
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