Surprise entry S.M. Lee leads Mizuho Americas
**Surprise entry S.M. Lee leads Mizuho Americas**
SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) — Journeyman professional golfer S.M. Lee posted a stunning 7-under 65 at the rain-shortened Mobile Bay LPGA Classic on Thursday, grabbing the first-round lead at 20 under.
The South Korean has only one LPGA Tour title to her credit in her 13-year career.
The tournament in Mobile, Alabama, was cut short after 36 holes because of a weather forecast of heavy rain. Players completed two rounds on Friday.
Lee began the second round at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove Crossings Course with a four-stroke lead but couldn’t match her fireworks from Thursday. She shot 1-under 71, while two-time major winner Brooke Henderson, of Canada, fired 8-under 64 to close the gap to just one heading into the weekend.
Third-round tee times will now begin at 11 a.m. Saturday to avoid potential storms.
