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Sei Young Kim Shoots 64 at TPC Boston for 1st-Round Lead in the FM Championship
The South Korean used 24 putts and a late chip-in eagle to build a one-stroke edge over Miyu Yamashita and Emily Kristine Pedersen.
- Sei Young Kim shot an eight-under 64 on Thursday at TPC Boston to take the first-round lead in the FM Championship, capping her round with a chip-in eagle on the back nine.
- All 10 of the world's top-ranked players are competing for the $4.4 million purse, the largest on the LPGA Tour outside of the majors, ahead of the Solheim Cup.
- Miyu Yamashita, the runaway winner last week in Edmonton, Alberta, trails by one stroke alongside Emily Kristine Pedersen after recording 10 birdies in her opening round.
- Kim, a former world No. 2 and 2020 PGA Champion, said the course is "softer than last year," which helped her create birdie chances throughout her round.
- Karis Davidson leads Australian competitors at two-under, while compatriots Grace Kim and Cassie Porter shot 72, as did Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul in the final event before the Solheim Cup.
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Sei Young Kim uses red-hot finish to set pace at TPC Boston
Sei Young Kim of South Korea went 6 under par over a six-hole stretch coming in to take the first-round lead at the FM Championship on Thursday at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass. Kim played the back nine first and made the turn at 2 under. After birdies at Nos. 2 and 3, she went
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Sei Young Kim shoots 64 at TPC Boston for 1st-round lead in the FM Championship
Sei Young Kim capped a second-nine spree with an chip-in eagle and shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday at the TPC Boston to take the first-round lead in the FM Championship.
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