Michelle Wie had six birdies in a six-under 66 on Thursday
to seize a share of the first-round lead in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational
alongside Taiwan ’s
Candie Kung and Angela Stanford.
Wie, whose 2009 triumph in Mexico was the first of her two
LPGA tour victories to date, opened with back-to-back birdies at Guadalajara
Country Club, and strung together four successive birdies from the 10th through
the 13th.
It was a great start for a player who has struggled to just
two top 20 finishes this season and needed a sponsor invitation to get into the
36-player field after failing to qualify.
“It’s been a really difficult year,” said Wie, whose round
was just her eighth in the 60s this year. “It’s been the hardest year I’ve had
so far.”
The US
golfer said she knows what she needs to do to keep it going at Guadalajara .
“You have to be on the right position on the fairway, on the
right position on the green, get above the hole a couple times and getting in
your putts,” she said. “So for the next couple of days, I just need to put them
in the right position, keep doing that — just position golf.”
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