Choi Hye-jin Scores 4-Under in 'Severe Weather'... Suwannapura Leads
Maybank Championship 1R Lydia Ko Tied 16th
Green 2nd, Rose Jang 3rd, Titikun 8th
Ko Jin-young, Korda, Yoo Hae-ran, Kim Se-young Tied 22nd
Choi Hye-jin performed well despite the severe weather.
On the 26th, she shot 4-under-par 68 in the first round of the LPGA Tour Maybank Championship (total prize money $3 million) held at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (par 72, 6,246 yards) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, placing tied for 16th. World No. 2 Renning (China) and Lydia Ko (New Zealand) also joined this group. The tournament experienced a temporary suspension of play due to a storm.
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Jasmine Suwannapura (Thailand) took the top spot on the leaderboard with an eagle and seven birdies, finishing 9-under-par 63 without any bogeys. Hannah Green (Australia) was second at 8-under-par 64, and Rose Zhang (USA) along with four others started strong, tied for third at 7-under-par 65. Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) tied for 8th at 6-under-par 66, Yuka Saso (Japan) tied for 12th at 5-under-par 67, and Nelly Korda (USA) tied for 22nd at 3-under-par 69. South Korea’s Ko Jin-young, Kim Sei-young, and Yoo Hae-ran finished the round tied for 22nd.
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