American Vicky Hurst and local hope Kim Song-hee fired first round 68s to take a one stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Hana Bank Championship yesterday.
They mastered the cold conditions in Incheon to ensure a narrow advantage over defending champ Choi Na-yoen and Taiwan’s Amy Hung.
A chasing pack of eight is a shot further adrift.
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In that group is Michelle Wie, along with Australia’s Katherine Hull and Jimin Kang.
World No. 1 Cristie Kerr stroked 71 to be three off the pace, along with fellow American Juli Inkster.
Hurst, whose mother is from Korea, said she struggled in the cold weather at first but soon found her groove.
“It was really cold this morning. I thought that it was going to be warmer today, but standing on the putting green, I was really cold,” she said. “I just tried to keep warm starting out and stay steady because balls aren’t going to be flying as far, and I probably won’t be able to attack pins right away. I just tried to hit fairways, greens, two-putt, make pars and keep going and staying warm.”
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