Miyazato, Tseng take joint lead
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October 21, 2011, Friday
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TOP-RANKED Tseng Yani began her home event with a 4-under 68 to join Ai Miyazato of Japan with a one-shot lead after the first round of the LPGA Taiwan Championship in Yang Mei yesterday.
The 22-year-old Tseng overcame early nerves in front of home fans to finish strongly and tie Miyazato after the Japanese player started with four birdies over the front nine.
"I saw so many fans on the first hole and I was nervous. I asked my caddie, 'what should I do?'" said Tseng, who is vying to win her seventh tournament of the season. "I told myself to relax."
The seventh-ranked Miyato birdied the par-5 18th to rally from a bogey-4 at the 16th as gusting wind forced cautious play and low tee shots.
"I grew up in a windy place so I really like to play in this wind," Miyazato said. "Today it wasn't too bad with the wind, but still just to make sure I'm trying to hit the fairways, hit the greens, trying to play really simple out there."
Anna Nordqvist of Sweden and American pair Jennifer Song and Morgan Pressel all trailed following rounds of 69 in the gusty conditions.
A further four players were two shots behind at the inaugural event where the winner will take home US$300,000 from a US$2 million purse.
The 22-year-old Tseng overcame early nerves in front of home fans to finish strongly and tie Miyazato after the Japanese player started with four birdies over the front nine.
"I saw so many fans on the first hole and I was nervous. I asked my caddie, 'what should I do?'" said Tseng, who is vying to win her seventh tournament of the season. "I told myself to relax."
The seventh-ranked Miyato birdied the par-5 18th to rally from a bogey-4 at the 16th as gusting wind forced cautious play and low tee shots.
"I grew up in a windy place so I really like to play in this wind," Miyazato said. "Today it wasn't too bad with the wind, but still just to make sure I'm trying to hit the fairways, hit the greens, trying to play really simple out there."
Anna Nordqvist of Sweden and American pair Jennifer Song and Morgan Pressel all trailed following rounds of 69 in the gusty conditions.
A further four players were two shots behind at the inaugural event where the winner will take home US$300,000 from a US$2 million purse.
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