Feng lurks at storm-hit Classic
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00:00 UTC+8 June 23, 2012
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FENG Shanshan, coming off the first major victory by a golfer from Chinese mainland, fired a 5-under-par 66 to stand second during the first round at the storm-halted Manulife Financial LPGA Classic in Waterloo, Ontario.
United States rookie Sandra Changkija matched the low first-round score of the LPGA season, an 8-under 63, to grab the lead with half of the field of 144 unable to finish their opening 18 holes because of a threat of lightning at the inaugural edition of the US$1.3 million event.
Feng, ranked fourth in the world, won her first career LPGA title two weeks ago at the LPGA Championship and sparkled in her first competitive round as a major champion.
"I thought a lot before I started because I know after you win a tournament, maybe sometimes you'll be expecting yourself to do too well and then that would give yourself actual pressure," Feng said. "But that was what I was trying to tell myself. I said. 'Just keep patient and just focus on shot by shot and try your best'."
Feng birdied the second, par-5 sixth and par-4 eighth, the par-3 12th and par-4 14th ahead of her lone bogey at the par-4 15th, which she answered with a birdie at the par-5 18th to claim second place all to herself.
Sweden's Karin Sjodin, Norway's Suzann Pettersen and Americans Lacey Agnew and Angela Stanford shared third on 67. Sweden's Anna Nordqvist was on 5-under with five holes left to play.
Changkija, ranked 527th in the world, is trying to raise US$25,000 on Facebook to help with expenses in her rookie LPGA season but so far had gotten only US$40. A triumph tomorrow would be worth US$195,000 to the 23-year-old.
United States rookie Sandra Changkija matched the low first-round score of the LPGA season, an 8-under 63, to grab the lead with half of the field of 144 unable to finish their opening 18 holes because of a threat of lightning at the inaugural edition of the US$1.3 million event.
Feng, ranked fourth in the world, won her first career LPGA title two weeks ago at the LPGA Championship and sparkled in her first competitive round as a major champion.
"I thought a lot before I started because I know after you win a tournament, maybe sometimes you'll be expecting yourself to do too well and then that would give yourself actual pressure," Feng said. "But that was what I was trying to tell myself. I said. 'Just keep patient and just focus on shot by shot and try your best'."
Feng birdied the second, par-5 sixth and par-4 eighth, the par-3 12th and par-4 14th ahead of her lone bogey at the par-4 15th, which she answered with a birdie at the par-5 18th to claim second place all to herself.
Sweden's Karin Sjodin, Norway's Suzann Pettersen and Americans Lacey Agnew and Angela Stanford shared third on 67. Sweden's Anna Nordqvist was on 5-under with five holes left to play.
Changkija, ranked 527th in the world, is trying to raise US$25,000 on Facebook to help with expenses in her rookie LPGA season but so far had gotten only US$40. A triumph tomorrow would be worth US$195,000 to the 23-year-old.
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