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Cheyenne Woods seizes share of Manulife LPGA Classic lead

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Cheyenne Woods of the US takes her first shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the Manulife LPGA Classic, at the Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, on June 4, 2015

Kitchener (Canada) (AFP) - Rookie Cheyenne Woods, 17-time winner Cristie Kerr and Thailand's P.K. Kongkraphan equaled the course record of nine-under par 63 to share the first-round lead at the Manulife LPGA Classic.

Woods, whose superstar uncle was slogging through a tough first round of the US PGA Tour's Memorial tournament on Thursday, gave the famous family name a boost with the best-round of her young career.