LOS ANGELES: Reigning Women’s British Open champion Miyu Yamashita bounced back from an early bogey to join a three-way tie for the lead on Thursday in the LPGA Aramco Championship.
The 24-year-old from Japan had an eagle and four birdies on the way to a five-under par 67 at Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, and shared the first-round lead with compatriot Nasa Hataoka and American Lauren Coughlin.
“The course is tough, but it’s fun to figure it out,” said Yamashita, the world number six who captured her first major title at Royal Porthcawl last year and added a title in Malaysia on the way to earning Rookie of the Year honors.
She teed off on 10 and bogeyed the 15th, but bounced back with an eagle at the par-five 18th and added four birdies coming in.
Hataoka, a seven-time LPGA winner, also recovered from an early bogey, dropping a shot at the first but bouncing back immediately to birdie the second.
