Mi Hyang Lee Makes It Through Wild Round of Birdies and Bogeys to Lead LPGA in China
Mi Hyang Lee leads by three shots at 12-under 204 after a challenging windy round with seven birdies and six bogeys at the Blue Bay LPGA in China.
- Mi Hyang Lee produced a 1-under 71 in a wild, windy round at the Blue Bay LPGA on Saturday, pursuing her first LPGA victory in more than eight years.
- Amid strong winds, Lee attributed part of her erratic round to wind at Jian Lake Blue Bay and a shoulder injury first surfaced last fall, requiring medication.
- On the leaderboard, Mi Hyang Lee sat at 12-under 204, three shots ahead of Hye-Jin Choi and Yu Liu of China , while Rio Takeda surged with a 67, four shots behind.
- A win would end Mi Hyang Lee's LPGA drought since the 2017 Women's Scottish Open, and she commented on her round, 'a lot of up and down,' while looking forward to tomorrow.
- As part of the Asia swing, the Blue Bay LPGA is the third straight LPGA event, and the China field included only one top-10 player, Ruoning Yin, who shot 74 and was nine shots back.
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Mi Hyang Lee makes it through wild round of birdies and bogeys to lead LPGA in China
Mi Hyang Lee is one round away from winning her first LPGA title in more than eight years. Lee had a wild round in the wind at the Blue Bay LPGA.
Mi Hyang Lee has bogey-free 66 to lead LPGA event in China
HAINAN ISLAND, China — Mi Hyang Lee played bogey-free in windy conditions on Friday and posted a 6-under 66, giving her a one-shot lead in the Blue Bay LPGA going into the weekend as the South Korean chases her first LPGA title in more than eight years. The wind wasn’t as strong as what Lee faced in the opening round, and she managed to keep a clean card while making birdies on three of the four par 5s at Jian Lake Blue Bay. Lee was one shot ahe…
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