Choi takes 1st-round lead at the Shanghai LPGA event

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 15). Choi takes 1st-round lead at the Shanghai LPGA event. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/golf/choi-takes-1st-round-lead-at-the-shanghai-lpga-event/article_9238e595-c22f-5a01-ae96-abca94ee4f3e.html

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Hye-Jin Choi led after the first round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai tournament with an 8-under-par score of 64. She was followed by Carlota Ciganda at 67, while defending champion Jeeno Thitikul, who recently won her fourth LPGA title this season, tied for seventh with a score of 69. The event marks the first time Sheshan Golf Club is hosting an LPGA tournament after previously hosting the HSBC Champions event.
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Hye-Jin Choi, seeking her first win on the LPGA Tour, took a commanding lead after shooting an 8-under 64 during the first round of the Shanghai event. This performance gave her a three-stroke advantage over Carlota Ciganda, who was in second place with a score of 67. Defending champion Jeeno Thitikul, who won earlier this year at the LOTTE Championship in Hawaii and has four LPGA victories this season, shot a 69 and is tied for seventh place. The Shanghai event marks the sixth edition of the Buick LPGA Shanghai tournament and its first time being held at Sheshan Golf Club. This competition is part of the late-season Asian Swing on the LPGA Tour, which includes additional events in South Korea, Malaysia, and Japan over the next three weeks.

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Hawaii SHANGHAI South Korea the LOTTE Championship the LPGA Tour

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SHANGHAI GPE · 3× South Korea GPE · 2× the LPGA Tour ORG · 2× Carlota Ciganda PERSON · 1× Choi PERSON · 1× Hawaii GPE · 1× Hye-Jin Choi PERSON · 1× Jeeno Thitikul PERSON · 1× Minami Katsu PERSON · 1× Thitikul PERSON · 1×

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Hye-Jin Choi, seeking her first win on the LPGA Tour to add to her 12 victories in her native South Korea, shot an 8-under 64 Thursday to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Shanghai event.
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Hye-Jin Choi, seeking her first win on the LPGA Tour to add to her 12 victories in her native South Korea, shot an 8-under 64 Thursday to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Shanghai event. asserted
Choi → seek → event
Choi had four consecutive birdies on her final nine. asserted
Choi → have → nine
Defending champion Jeeno Thitikul, who won in a five-hole playoff over Minami Katsu here in 2025, shot 69 and was in a tie for seventh. asserted
who → win → seventh
Thitikul won the LOTTE Championship in Hawaii earlier this month for her fourth LPGA victory of the season and 11th overall. asserted
Thitikul → win → season
It is the sixth Buick LPGA Shanghai and the first at Sheshan Golf Club, which hosted the HSBC Champions tournament 11 times when it was a World Golf Championship event. asserted
it → host → tournament
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