10/24/2008 - Haikou, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Laura Diaz fired a nine-under 63 on Friday to take the first-round lead of the inaugural Grand China Air LPGA at Haikou West Golf Club.
This year's Ginn Tribute winner Seon Hwa Lee posted a six-under 66 and is alone in second place. H.J. Choi and Karen Stupples are knotted in third place at minus-five.
This is the LPGA Tour's first event in China. It features an elite 63-player field with 51 LPGA Tour players, eight golfers from the China Golf Association and four sponsor invites.
And the first-round leader is one of those 51 LPGA Tour players.
Diaz started well with birdies at the first and third holes. She dropped a stroke at the par-three fifth, but made up the lost shot with a birdie at No. 6.
Diaz finished off her first nine with a birdie at the par-three eighth to make the turn at three-under 33.
She played brilliantly to start her second nine. Diaz birdied the 10th, then rattled off three consecutive birdies from the 12th to reach seven-under par for the championship.
Diaz closed her round in style. After pars at 15 and 16, Diaz birdied the par- five 17th and the par-four closing hole to match her lowest round on the LPGA Tour.
"It was a very enjoyable 63," acknowledged Diaz. "I felt very confident out there. I had a great pairing, played with Leta Lindley and Juli Inkster, and they are two of my good friends and it was just a lot of fun."
Diaz finished third last week in Hawaii, but the American Solheim Cup veteran has not won since her two-victory campaign of 2002. Diaz can only hazard a guess as to why.
"I don't have a good answer for that except that I haven't been able to shoot the scores that win golf tournaments," said Diaz. "Trying to balance being a mother and a player and a wife has been a challenge that I've faced for the last almost three years now.
"I would also have to say that the passion that I once had that was only for golf has now been redistributed to being a mother and a wife and a player and so I've got more places where I'm trying to excel in."
Ji Young Oh and Louis Friberg share fifth place at four-under 68, while Candie Kung and Tao-Li Yang are knotted in seventh place at three-under-par 69.
Jimin Kang, Catriona Matthew, In-Kyung Kim, Young Kim, Allison Fouch, Christina Kim, Teresa Lu, Shanshan Feng and Shi Hyun Ahn are tied for ninth at minus-two.
Annika Sorenstam, who is stepping away from golf in a few short weeks, opened with an even-par 72 on Friday. She is part of a large group tied for 24th place.
Last week's Kapalua LPGA Classic champion Morgan Pressel only managed a three- over 75 in round one and is tied for 47th.
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