3 players shoot 9-under 63 to share lead at LPGA Thailand

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Nasa Hataoka of Japan birdied four of her final five holes to take a share of the first-round lead with a 9-under 63 at the Honda LPGA Thailand. Hataoka was tied with Germany’s Esther Henseleit, who birded three of her final four holes, and Australia’s Su Oh. China’s Lin Xiyu was in fourth place after a 64 on the Siam Country Club’s Old Course at Pattaya. World No. 1 Jin Young Ko, who won the LPGA event last week in Singapore, is not playing this week in the 67-player, no-cut event.