Wistron Ladies Open:<\/b> Pranavi Urs carded a two-under-par 70 to be tied 33rd after the opening round of the Wistron Ladies Open at Sunrise Golf and Country Club on Thursday. The only Indian in the field, Pranavi made three birdies and one bogey following her tied-fourth finish at last week\u2019s Hero Women\u2019s Indian Open in Gurugram.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pranavi, who is supported by Hero, has been in fine form and is looking at a solid finish to the season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
South Africa\u2019s Cassandra Alexander fired an eight-under-par 64 to take a two-shot lead over Chinese Taipei\u2019s Cheng-Hsuan Shih, who carded a bogey-free 66.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Alexander, the Ladies European Tour (LET) Order of Merit leader, made six birdies and an eagle without dropping a shot. She turned in three-under 33 before adding birdies on the 11th, 13th and 14th holes and finishing with an eagle on the 18th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cMy back was a little tight on the range, so I hit some dodgy shots there,\u201d Alexander said. \u201cI got onto the course and felt a lot better.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shih made six birdies in her bogey-free round to take sole second place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Six players shared third place at five-under 67: Germany\u2019s Helen Briem, Austria\u2019s Emma Spitz, Hong Kong\u2019s Ginnie Ding, Chinese Taipei\u2019s Pei-Ying Tsai, and England\u2019s Alice Hewson and Hannah Screen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Briem, a two-time LET winner, finished with an eagle on the par-five 13th and a birdie on the last. Spitz and Hewson were bogey-free, while Screen made four consecutive birdies from the 13th through the 16th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tsai, a winner at Sunrise Golf and Country Club on the Taiwan LPGA Tour earlier this year, also returned a bogey-free 67. Ding made six birdies and one bogey.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ten players shared 10th place, including defending champion and five-time Major winner Yani Tseng, along with LET winners Kelsey Bennett, Mimi Rhodes, Leonie Harm and Celine Herbin-Marshall.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Thailand\u2019s Pornanong Phatlum carded a one-under 71 to be tied 46th, one stroke behind Pranavi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ten players shared 10th place, including defending champion and five-time Major winner Yani Tseng, along with LET winners Kelsey Bennett, Mimi Rhodes, Leonie Harm and Celine Herbin-Marshall.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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