Patty, Atthaya go low on sizzling day
Ariya 1 shot behind home LPGA leaders
CHON BURI: Young home stars Patty Tavatanakit and Atthaya Thitikul shot sizzling eight-under-par 64s in sweltering conditions to share the first-round lead at the Honda LPGA Thailand on Thursday.
They were one stroke ahead of another local favourite Ariya Jutanugarn and Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen who were tied for third in the US$1.6 million tournament, which was cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 2021 edition is being held behind closed doors under strict coronavirus protocols at Siam Country Club.
ANA Inspiration winner Patty, whose Thai name is Paphangkorn, rolled in the last of her nine birdies on the…