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Playing in the afternoon on Seaview’s Bay
Course, Szokol followed her opening birdie run with a bogey on
No. 6, then added birdies on Nos. 8, 9, 13 and 16.
“Happy to get off to a great start and really looking forward to
the weekend,” Szokol said. “Lots of golf left. Really excited to
see good golf and hard work paying off today.”
The 30-year-old American teamed with Cheyenne Knight to win the
2023 Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational for her only tour victory.
Top-ranked Nelly Korda opened with a 71, and No. 2 Jeeno
Thitikul had a 68. Maja Stark, the U.S. Women’s Open winner
Sunday at Erin Hills, shot 70.
Lee birdied three straight holes three times — on Nos. 3-5, 8-10
and 16-18 — and had one bogey in her morning round. The
36-year-old South Korean won the 2013 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA
Classic for her lone tour title.
“I don’t have expectation,” Lee said. “I just play golf. I just
come out, have fun. That’s all I do.”
Akie Iwai of Japan was third after a 65 in one of only two
54-hole tournaments left on the LPGA Tour schedule. The other is
the Walmart NW Arkansas Open.
“Normally four days, so I feel fast, shorter tournament,” Iwai
said. “That’s why we must make a lot birdies.”
Wei-Ling Hsu was at 66 with Aline Krauter, Ayaka Furue, Polly
Mack, Saki Baba, Dewi Weber and Gurleen Kaur.
Defending champion Linnea Strom shot 72.
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