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At the P.G.A. Championship, Lizette Salas Finds Her Groove

The leader after the opening round of the women’s major said talking about her anxiety had been more helpful than keeping it bottled up, and her game is starting to show it.

Lizette Salas watched her tee shot on No. 8 during the first round of the Women's P.G.A. Championship. She led the field at five under par.Credit...Erik S Lesser/EPA, via Shutterstock

ATLANTA — After an almost flawless opening round on Thursday at the KPMG Women’s P.G.A. Championship, Lizette Salas mentioned that she is reading “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter.