RICHMOND, Texas (AP) -Lorena Ochoa shot a 66 on Thursday and has a 1-shot lead over Reilley Rankin after the first round of the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship.
Michelle Wie, fresh off her first LPGA victory last week, shot a 72. She limped through her round on a sprained left ankle that she first injured at the Solheim Cup in August. She was going for treatment after her round and was considering withdrawing from the tournament.
The first round was suspended due to darkness at 5:25 p.m. Four threesomes will finish their first rounds on Friday.
Ochoa teed off in the morning, before the winds picked up. She is four shots ahead of Jiyai Shin (70), who leads Ochoa by eight points in the race to become the tour's player of the year. For Ochoa to earn her fourth straight player of the year title, she must win this week or finish no worse than third and hope Shin places out of the top 10.
