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Brittany Lincicome shoots 9-under 64. leads LPGA Tour opener

A VIEW of the Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island.

A VIEW of the Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island.

Thursday At Ocean Club Paradise Island, Bahamas Purse: $1.4 million, Yardage: 6,625; Par: 73 (36-37)

First Round

Brittany Lincicome 30-34—64 -9

Stacy Lewis 32-34—66 -7

P.K. Kongkraphan 32-34—66 -7

Megan Khang 32-34—66 -7

Simin Feng 31-36—67 -6

Gerina Piller 33-34—67 -6

Celine Herbin 34-33—67 -6

Wei-Ling Hsu 34-34—68 -5

Pornanong Phatlum 33-35—68 -5

Ryann O'Toole 36-32—68 -5

Ilhee Lee 33-35—68 -5

Marina Alex 33-35—68 -5

Austin Ernst 35-33—68 -5

Mo Martin 35-33—68 -5

Sandra Changkija 32-37—69 -4

Amy Anderson 35-34—69 -4

Candie Kung 34-35—69 -4

Nicole Broch Larsen 34-35—69 -4

Laura Gonzalez Escallon 33-36—69 -4

Xi Yu Lin 35-34—69 -4

Lexi Thompson 32-37—69 -4

Sandra Gal 34-35—69 -4

Laetitia Beck 34-35—69 -4

Maria Parra 32-37—69 -4

Mel Reid 33-37—70 -3

Amy Yang 35-35—70 -3

Chella Choi 37-33—70 -3

Juli Inkster 35-35—70 -3

Kim Kaufman 32-38—70 -3

Ayako Uehara 33-37—70 -3

Jacqui Concolino 35-35—70 -3

Marissa L Steen 34-36—70 -3

Gaby Lopez 36-34—70 -3

Pernilla Lindberg 33-37—70 -3

Jennifer Song 33-37—70 -3

Kelly Tan 36-34—70 -3

Jaye Marie Green 35-36—71 -2

Belen Mozo 36-35—71 -2

Kris Tamulis 35-36—71 -2

Cydney Clanton 35-36—71 -2

Perrine Delacour 35-36—71 -2

Lindy Duncan 34-37—71 -2

Karen Chung 33-38—71 -2

Olafia Kristinsdottir 34-37—71 -2

Moriya Jutanugarn 35-36—71 -2

Brooke M. Henderson 34-37—71 -2

Hyo Joo Kim 33-38—71 -2

Katie Burnett 36-35—71 -2

Sun Young Yoo 35-36—71 -2

Dana Finkelstein 36-36—72 -1

Nelly Korda 34-38—72 -1

Paula Creamer 35-37—72 -1

Paula Reto 35-37—72 -1

Jessica Korda 33-39—72 -1

Hee Young Park 36-36—72 -1

Jing Yan 34-38—72 -1

Stephanie L Meadow 35-37—72 -1

Therese O'Hara 35-37—72 -1

Nasa Hataoka 34-38—72 -1

Ally McDonald 37-35—72 -1

Sadena A Parks 36-36—72 -1

Sarah Jane Smith 34-38—72 -1

Brooke Pancake 35-37—72 -1

Angel Yin 34-38—72 -1

Pavarisa Yoktuan 37-35—72 -1

Mina Harigae 36-36—72 -1

JeongEun Lee 35-37—72 -1

Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong 34-38—72 -1

Vicky Hurst 37-35—72 -1

Maude-Aimee Leblanc 36-36—72 -1

Jane Park 36-37—73 E

Michelle Wie 36-37—73 E

Lee Lopez 38-35—73 E

Min Lee 35-38—73 E

Katherine Perry 38-35—73 E

Min Seo Kwak 34-39—73 E

Julie Yang 36-37—73 E

Cheyenne Woods 36-37—73 E

Kelly W Shon 35-38—73 E

Mariajo Uribe 36-37—73 E

Brittany Lang 36-37—73 E

Casey Grice 38-35—73 E

Giulia Molinaro 35-38—73 E

Dani Holmqvist 38-35—73 E

Sei Young Kim 38-36—74 +1

Karine Icher 38-36—74 +1

Alena Sharp 34-40—74 +1

Amelia Lewis 37-37—74 +1

Dori Carter 38-36—74 +1

Angela Stanford 37-37—74 +1

Lizette Salas 37-37—74 +1

Brittany Altomare 36-38—74 +1

Peiyun Chien 36-39—75 +2

Morgan Pressel 36-39—75 +2

Nontaya Srisawang 38-37—75 +2

Caroline Hedwall 39-36—75 +2

Katherine Kirk 40-35—75 +2

Joanna Klatten 37-38—75 +2

Ariya Jutanugarn 36-39—75 +2

Yani Tseng 37-38—75 +2

Jackie Stoelting 39-36—75 +2

Georgette Rolle 34-42—76 +3

Charley Hull 39-37—76 +3

Jennifer Ha 36-41—77 +4

Natalie Gulbis 40-38—78 +5

Anne Catherine Tanguay 38-41—79 +6

Madelene Sagstrom 43-37—80 +7

Wichanee Meechai 36-44—80 +7

Brittany Lincicome shot a tournament-record 9-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's season-opening Pure Silk Bahamas Classic.

Lincicome played a six-hole stretch at Ocean Club in 6 under, capping the run with an eagle on the par-5 seventh hole. She added birdies on 11, 14 and 15, and had only 24 putts — the first a 30-footer for par on No. 1.

"Putting, I have no idea," Lincicome said. "We play, we play little games with my husband or friends or whoever, but it's not like I go to the putting green and work on it for hours. Like it's just one of those things, hit or miss. Like I had a par save on 16, I did it cross-handed. I putted the last little 2-footer in cross-handed. Just whatever I kind of feel, I just do it."

The 31-year-old American won the 2015 ANA Inspiration for her second victory in the major and the last of her six LPGA Tour titles. She had the eagle and three birdies on the first four par-5 holes, then settled for a par on the par-5 18th.

"I was making everything — 30-footers, 10-footers, 5-footers. It was a pretty easy day," Lincicome said. "I didn't really have to make too many par saves, which was nice. And would have loved to have had a 4 on that last hole to have no 5s on the scorecard."

U.S. Solheim Cup teammate Stacy Lewis was two strokes back along with Megan Khang and P.K. Kongkraphan. Lewis is winless since June 2014.

Gerina Piller was at 67 with Celine Herbin and Simin Feng.

Second-ranked Ariya Jutanugarn had a 75. She won five times last season and took the LPGA Tour player of the year award. Top-ranked Lydia Ko is skipping the tournament.

Fifth-ranked Lexi Thompson opened with a 69, and U.S. Solheim Cup captain Juli Inkster had a 70 to start her 35th season on the LPGA Tour.

Defending champion Hyo Joo Kim shot 71, Canadian star Brooke Henderson closed with a bogey for a 72, and Michelle Wie had a 73.

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