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Prammanasudh leads Navistar Classic

Lorena Ochoa follows her tee shot on the 9th hole during first round play at the Navistar LPGA Classic tournament in Prattville, Alabama, on Thursday. PHOTO: AP

Lorena Ochoa opened her bid for a fourth straight victory on the US LPGA Tour with a six-under 66 on Thursday, but Stacy Prammanasudh took the lead with a late-afternoon 63 in the first round of the inaugural Navistar LPGA Classic.

"When I was five under at the turn, I told myself: `Just don't sit on it. You're playing well. Keep doing what you're doing,'" said Prammanasudh, who matched the low round of her career.

Prammanasudh, who was part of the victorious US team two weeks ago at the Solheim Cup, just missed an eight foot birdie putt on the final hole at Capitol Hill's Senator Course.

"I thought it would move a hair right and it didn't," she said.

Ochoa, coming off a monthlong vacation, was one under through her first eight holes, but she quickly shook off the rust to play the last 10 holes in five under par.

"I really didn't know where I would be after four weeks to get in competition again," said Ochoa, who won the Women's British Open, Canadian Women's Open and Safeway Classic before her extended break.

"I'm really happy just the way I played today. Very solid and good rhythm, especially with my tee shots," she said.
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