Thursday, 5 July 2012

Strong finish earns Miyazato tie for early Open lead (Reuters)

Ai Miyazato of Japan tees off from the 10th tee during the start of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin July 5, 2012. REUTERS/Darren Hauck

(Reuters) - Japan's in-form Ai Miyazato birdied four of her last nine holes to surge into a three-way tie for the early lead in Thursday's opening round of the U.S. Women's Open in Kohler, Wisconsin. Miyazato, who won her ninth LPGA Tour title at the NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday, fired a two-under-par 70 in energy-sapping heat at Blackwolf Run to finish level with American teenager Lexi Thompson and Spaniard Beatriz Recari. ...




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