INCHEON, South Korea (AP) - American Vicky Hurst and South Korea's Song-Hee Kim shot 4-under 68s in chilly conditions Friday to share the first-round lead in the LPGA Hana Bank Championship.
Hurst and Kim, both winless on the LPGA Tour, each had five birdies and a bogey on Sky 72 Golf Club's Ocean Course in the second of three straight events in Asia.
Defending champion Na Yeon Choi and Amy Hung opened with 69s, and Michelle Wie birdied the final two holes to top the group at 70 along with Jimin Kang, coming off a victory in the LPGA Malaysia, and Katherine Hull and Amanda Blumenherst.
Top-ranked Cristie Kerr, 50-year-old Juli Inkster and Suzann Pettersen shot 71s, Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel had 72s, and second-ranked South Korean star Jiyai Shin opened with a 73.