(Reuters) - South Korean Jang Ha-na, who made LPGA history last week with an albatross one, birdied her last two holes to seize a three-shot lead after the opening round of the Coates Golf Championship in Ocala, Florida, on Wednesday.
Jang, a runner-up in this tournament last year during her rookie season on the U.S. circuit, fired a flawless seven-under-par 65 to set a sizzling pace on a breezy day at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club.
Fellow Koreans Kim Sei-young and Chun In-gee, Canadian Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Candie Kung of Taiwan, American Kim Kaufman and Malaysia's Kelly Tan opened with 68s while world number one Lydia Ko carded a 69 in her first LPGA event of the year.