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Ko bemoans slow start in Singapore but remains positive (Reuters)

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Aug 23, 2015; Coquitlam, British Columbia, CAN; Lydia Ko drives from the first tee during the fourth …

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lydia Ko was unusually sloppy by her own lofty standards in the opening rounds of the HSBC Women's Champions but the world number one was keen to focus on the positives of her improvement over the weekend.

The New Zealander finished second in Singapore a year ago and was expected to go one better this week until she reached the halfway mark of the $1.5 million restricted-field LPGA tournament at one-over-par and nine strokes off the lead.