Back-to-Back Late Birdies Enable Choi to Take First-Round Lead at Dana Open

Hye-Jin Choi hits out of the bunker on the third green during the CPKC Women's Open in Vancouver, Canada, on Aug. 25, 2023. Bob Frid/USA TODAY via Field Level Media

SYLVANIA, Ohio—Hye-Jin Choi of South Korea birdied her final two holes Thursday to post a 7-under–par 64 and take the first-round lead at the Dana Open.

Choi, who started her day at Highland Meadows Golf Club on the back nine, rolled in birdies at the par-3 eighth and par-4 ninth holes to move to 7 under. That gave her a one-shot lead over Aditi Ashok of India and Xiyu Lin of China.