Taipei Times
Date: Oct 20, 2017
By: AP, TAIPEI
Ji Eun-hee yesterday carded a six-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead after the rainy
Taiwan’s Yani Tseng tees off in the first round of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship in New Taipei City’s Linkou District yesterday.
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first round of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship.
Ji got off to a strong start with back-to-back birdies at the Miramar Golf Country Club, and added four more to finish the bogey-free round clear of fellow South Koreans Kim Sei-young and Megan Khang, as well as Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand.
Ji, yet to win this year, did not mind the bad weather, as she hit 10 of 14 fairways.
“I changed my swings a little bit,” Ji said.
“My caddie is helping me a lot. It’s like more information for wind and club choosing. That’s everything,” she added.
Kim had five birdies and two bogeys, while Ariya surprised herself in weather she did not expect to play well in. [FULL STORY]
