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Australia's Karis Davidson ripped through Pine Beach Golf Links with six birdies in eight holes to share the first-round lead at the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea.
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Karis Davidson tore through the front nine with six birdies in just eight holes before a bogey cooled her off. She finished the opening round at 6-under 66 - enough to share top spot with Japan's Yuri Yoshida at Pine Beach Golf Links in Gwangju, South Korea.
World No. 3 Haeran Ryu fired a 67 to sit in a tie for third. She's joined by Americans Lucy Li and Lauren Coughlin, plus European Solheim Cup star Julia Lopez Ramirez. Lopez Ramirez credited a disciplined approach - hitting fairways and playing safe with her irons.
Perhaps more remarkably, she revealed she played Sudoku between shots to keep her nerves in check.
Lottie Woad, ranked seventh and fresh off Europe's Solheim Cup triumph, posted a solid 69. Defending champion Sei Young Kim opened with a far less convincing 72.
Ruoning Yin is sitting this one out after claiming victory in Shanghai last week. That win pushed her past $3 million in season earnings - only the third player to hit that mark this year. The Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur is up next, followed by a stop in Japan.
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