SANYA, China — Ayaka Furue, A Lim Kim and Auston Kim had been atop the leaderboard on the LPGA’s Blue Bay match with opening-round scores of 4-under 68 on Thursday.
Jeeno Thitikul, the world No. 2, was a shot again with seven different gamers on China’s southern island of Hainan.
In a crowded area on the primary day, 12 extra gamers had been simply two pictures off the tempo after rounds of 70.
No. 4-ranked Ruoning Yin carded a par 72 in entrance of her house followers, whereas defending champion Bailey Tardy shot a 3-over 75 and was seven pictures off the lead.