CHONBURI, Thailand — Nasa Hataoka shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday on the Siam Nation Membership Previous Course and was tied for the lead with Thailand’s Chanettee Wannasaen after the opening spherical on the LPGA Thailand, the primary of three tournaments in Asia in consecutive weeks.
Hataoka, the runner-up on the 2021 U.S. Girls’s Open, has received 5 particular person LPGA tournaments together with the Worldwide Crown group occasion twice.
“I believe my tee photographs and iron photographs have been fairly good as we speak, and that is why I used to be capable of create so many birdie possibilities,” stated the 27-year-old Hataoka.
Gemma Dryburgh, who opened her spherical with an eagle and three birdies, was a stroke behind with a 66 and stage with Somi Lee and Hye-Jin Choi.
High-ranked Jeeno Thitikul and Lydia Ko shot 67s and have been in a bunch of 10 tied for sixth. Defending champion Angel Yin had a 69.
Thitikul, 22, first performed her house LPGA match in Thailand when she was 14.
“I could not imagine like time flies so quick,” she stated. “I imply, yesterday I simply sitting on the coach within the resort room and picture I could not imagine how far that I’ve been come from 14 to now.”
Nelly Korda, who received for the primary time in 14 months on the LPGA’s season-opening Event of Champions, will not be in Thailand and will not be on the subsequent two match stops in Singapore and China; she is skipping the early Asia swing for the third consecutive 12 months.
