Edmonton's CPKC Women's Open champion Yamashita one back in Boston opener
Miyu Yamashita, fresh off a record-setting nine-stroke win at the CPKC Women's Open in Edmonton, sits a stroke off the lead at the FM Championship in Massachusetts.
Sei Young Kim fired an 8-under 64 on Thursday at TPC Boston to take the first-round lead in the FM Championship, highlighted by a chip-in eagle and a six-hole stretch of 6-under scoring. The South Korean had 24 putts as she builds on a third-place finish last week at the CPKC Women's Open in Edmonton.
Miyu Yamashita, who won that Edmonton event by nine strokes while tying the LPGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record, was a stroke back after a 63 that included 10 birdies but also a double bogey on the par-3 eighth. The Japanese golfer played her back nine in 30 with seven birdies in eight holes and also needed just 24 putts.
Among Canadians, Vancouver's Anna Huang led with a 69, while Calgary's Aphrodite Deng carded a 73. Ontario golfers Maude-Aimee LeBlanc and Brooke Henderson each shot 76. Top-ranked Nelly Korda posted a 72 in the tournament, the last LPGA event before the Solheim Cup, which carries a $4.4 million purse — the largest outside the majors on tour.
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