PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif.– Mi Hyang Lee fired a 6-under 65 in her very first LPGA Tour occasion of the year for a 1-stroke lead in the opening round of the DIO Implant LA Open on Thursday.
Lee, a 30-year-old South Korean that has actually slid to 378th on the planet, played bogey-free and also gathered a birdie on the par-4 18th opening at cool Palos Verdes.
Lee has 2 profession LPGA Tour success, the extra current at the Women’s Scottish Open in 2017. She was runner-up at the ANA Inspiration, a significant, in 2019 to get to a career-best 31st in the positions however has actually had a hard time the previous 3 years.
Megan Khang and also Hyo Joo Kim both fired 66. Nasa Hataoka, Lucy Li and also Maude-Aimee LeBlanc were an additional shot behind.
Second- placed Nelly Korda and also her sibling, Jessica, were amongst the team at 3 under.
This is the 5th having fun of the LA Open and also the very first at Palos Verdes, which organized a various occasion, the Palos Verdes Championship, in 2014– won by Marina Alex, that fired a 1-over 72 on Thursday.
