Feng snatches early lead at State Farm
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June 12, 2010, Saturday
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FENG Shanshan made five early birdies and shot an eight-under 64 on Thursday, taking a one-stroke lead over Juli Inkster and Choi Na-yeon after the first round of the State Farm Classic.
Meena Lee, Alena Sharp, Anna Nordqvist, M J Hur and Kim Song-hee Kim were two shots back at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield, Illinois.
Seven other players were within three shots of the lead, including Cristie Kerr and Sophie Gustafson.
Feng's round was so clean, her only near-blemish came on the 410-yard, par-four 18th, when she had a poor stance on her second shot. She was forced to pitch out, knocked a three-quarter pitching wedge to within eight feet of the hole and made a sidehill putt to save par.
"Leading after the first round doesn't mean you're going to win the tournament," said Feng, the only Chinese-born player on the LPGA Tour. "It's just the first round. If this was Sunday, I'd be watching every group finish."
In Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, overnight leader Yang Hongmei stayed in contention at the US$50,000 Orient Wenzhou Championship yesterday when the Chinese veteran birdied the final hole for a one-over 73 to grab a share of the second-round lead with three others.
China's Li Wei (71) and Chinese Taipei's Yu Pei-ling (69) and Tsai Pei-ying (72) and Yang were all at four-under 140 through 36 holes in the third tournament of the CLPGA Tour season at Orient Wenzhou Yangyi Country Club.
Thailand's Chayuda Singhsuwan (70) and China's Shang Linyan (72) were equal fifth, two shots back. Zhang Na, the former China No. 1 and a four-time winner in Japan who has battled back problems for the past couple of years, improved to a 69 to sit equal seventh at three shots off the pace with compatriots Yan Panpan (73) and Wang Chun (74).
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