Ayaka Furue, A Lim Kim and Auston Kim atop leaderboard at China LPGA event

By: The Associated Press Posted: 6:09 AM CST Thursday, Mar. 6, 2025 Last Modified: 7:29 AM CST Thursday, Mar. 6, 2025

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SANYA, China (AP) — Ayaka Furue, A Lim Kim and Auston Kim were atop the leaderboard at the LPGA's Blue Bay tournament with opening round scores of 4-under 68 on Thursday.

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SANYA, China (AP) — Ayaka Furue, A Lim Kim and Auston Kim were atop the leaderboard at the LPGA's Blue Bay tournament with opening round scores of 4-under 68 on Thursday.

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SANYA, China (AP) — Ayaka Furue, A Lim Kim and Auston Kim were atop the leaderboard at the LPGA’s Blue Bay tournament with opening round scores of 4-under 68 on Thursday.

Jeeno Thitikul, the world No. 2, was a shot back with seven other players on China’s southern island of Hainan.

In a very crowded field on the first day, 12 more players were just two shots off the pace after rounds of 70.

No. 4-ranked Ruoning Yin carded a par 72 in front of her home fans.

Canadian Savannah Grewal, of Mississauga, Ont., fired a 2-under 70 and is tied for 12th.

Defending champion Bailey Tardy shot a 3-over 75 and was seven shots off the lead.

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