Unfancied Mathusorn Rodnen took the lead in the first round of the rain-disrupted SAT-TWT Open Road to World Ranking at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club in Pattaya yesterday.
Making her sixth start as a professional, the 18-year-old sank seven birdies against a lone bogey on the first hole for a six-under-par 66.
She was one stroke ahead of hot favourite Chanettee Wannasen and Trichat Cheenglab in the 2.5 million baht tournament.
“Normally, I didn’t play like this, so to be on the top of the leaderboard is quite a surprise to me,” said the Hua-Hin based player, who has led a…