SINGAPORE — Sarah Schmelzel birdied two of of her ultimate three holes Thursday for a 4-under 68 to take a 1-stroke lead over three gamers, together with fellow American Lilia Vu, on the LPGA event in Singapore.
Additionally tied for second with Vu on the HSBC Ladies’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Membership had been Linn Grant and Esther Henseleit.
Two-time defending champion Jin Younger Ko shot 71. Patty Tavatanakit, who gained final week’s LPGA occasion in Thailand, shot 73. Minjee Lee, taking part in for the primary time this yr on the LPGA Tour, had a 74 and Brooke Henderson shot 75.
That is the second of three straight weeks in Asia. Subsequent week the tour strikes to China and the Blue Bay occasion on Hainan Island.
