Somi Lee shot a eight-under-par 64 at Tiburón on Thursday to take a first-round lead on the LPGA’s season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.
Lee, who bogeyed her last gap, closed two photographs forward of second-place Allisen Corpuz (66).
Prime-ranked Jeeno Thitikul parred her last 5 holes however nonetheless got here in with a share of third place at on 5 underneath. Sei Younger Kim, Jin Hee Im and Nasa Hataoka additionally carded 68.
World No 2 Nelly Korda entered the ultimate occasion and not using a win this yr, after successful seven occasions in 2024. Korda carded a one-under 71.
Lee watches her putt on the 18th inexperienced
The $11m prize fund is second solely to the US Ladies’s Open ($12m) on the LPGA Tour.
However the $4m that goes to the winner makes it the richest in ladies’s golf, and third in all of golf behind the lads’s Tour Championship ($10m) and The Gamers Championship ($4.5m).
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