South Korea, U.S. leading after round one of Taiwan LPGA tourney

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/10/31
By: William Yen

New Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) Defending champion Nelly Korda of the United States and Hur Mi Jung of

South Korea both fired a 6-under 66 Thursday to take the lead after the first round of the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA golf tournament.

Nelly Korda, Ko Jin Young, and Hsu Wei-ling (徐薇淩) tee off their first round

Among the Taiwanese players, amateur Hou Yu-sang (侯羽桑) achieved the best score and finished the round tied at 14th.

Korda, who is eighth in the Rolex Rankings, hit seven birdies, one eagle and three bogeys, while Hur, who ranks 22nd, shot six birdies to take a one-shot lead over Minjee Lee of Australia.

"I had a solid day out there," Korda told CNA. "For example, the hole out on 15 was really special. Hopefully, I can keep trending in the right direction."    [FULL  STORY]