SHIMA, Japan (AP) — South Korea’s Jiyai Shin shot a 7-under 65 to share the lead with Japan’s Yukari Baba after the first round of the Mizuno Classic.
Shin, who is No. 1 in the LPGA rankings, got off to a strong start Friday with four straight birdies before she finished with five on the front nine at the Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club.
Shin, who won the tournament in 2008, had two bogeys after the turn but added four more birdies to pull even with Baba.
American Morgan Pressel was a stroke back at 6 under, offsetting a lone bogey with seven birdies, including one on the 18th hole.
