MEXICO CITY -- Carlota Ciganda birdied three of the last six holes Thursday for a 5-under 67 and a share of the lead with playing partner Sarah Jane Smith in the Citibanamex Lorena Ochoa Invitational.Ciganda had a bogey-free opening round at Club de Golf Mexico.I really like this course, Ciganda said. I really like it because is really similar to my home course in Spain.The former Arizona State player won last month in South Korea for her first LPGA Tour title.I was home last week and I played four tournaments in Asia, so it was really nice to be home with my family, Ciganda said. I didnt practice at all. It was just resting and having fun, going out for dinner with friends. And I feel very mentally refreshed, because in Asia I was a little bit tired at the end. It is important how to manage all the tournaments and all the weeks you want to play.Smith played the back nine in 5-under 31 after bogeying Nos. 8 and 9 to make the turn at even par. The Australian is winless on the LPGA Tour.It makes a difference when you see it, Smith said about playing alongside Ciganda. I love playing with her, she is so nice and we always have fun, so it absolutely makes a difference.Mexican amateur Maria Fassi, a freshman at the University of Arkansas playing on a sponsor invite, was two strokes back at 69 along with South Koreas Chella Choi and Frances Karine Icher.I was feeling really good, Fassi said. I worked really hard on preparing for this tournament and on the first tee when they said my name I was nervous, I am not going to lie, but after I hit the fairway on the first tee, I was like, `OK you got it, just enjoy your round. And thats what I did. ... I was really solid off the tee. I gave myself a lot of opportunities to be a little bit more aggressive on my second shots.Michelle Wie opened with a 70. The 2009 winner in Guadalajara, shes also playing on a sponsor invite after failing to qualify for the 30-player event.Canadas Brooke Henderson, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 7 in the world, had a double bogey in a 74. No. 14 Anna Nordqvist also struggled, making a double bogey in a 75. Black Cheap Running Shoes .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. White Running Shoes .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. http://www.cheaprunningshoesforsale.com/ . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. Green Cheap Running Shoes . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. Womens Running Shoes . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. HAINAN, China -- Jessica Korda caught Minjee Lee on Saturday in the Blue Bay LPGA while Ariya Jutanugarn made up even more ground to move into contention for her sixth victory of the season.Korda shot a 6-under 66 at Jian Lake to make up seven strokes on Lee for a share of the lead, and Jutanugarn had a 65 to cut her deficit from eight to two shots and get in the final group Sunday.In hot and mostly calm conditions four days after Typhoon Sarika hit the South China Sea beach resort, Korda had five birdies in a six-hole stretch and got up-and-down for another on the par-5 18th.I missed a lot of birdie opportunities at the beginning, and I was just saying in my head, Stay patient and Stay positive, the 23-year-old American said. Yesterday, I was 4 over through seven and then battled back to shoot even par. I was really proud of myself to keep myself in it. I just knew that I can make birdies out here.Lee had a 73, also getting up-and-down for birdie on No. 18 to match Korda at 11-under 205. The 20-year-old Australian began the day six strokes ahead of Germanys Caroline Masson after shooting 65-67 the first two rounds.It wasnt that windy today, so I guess you could be a bit more aggressive at the pins, Lee said. I wasnt striking it that well, so I think I just got by making up-and-down.The second-ranked Jutanugarn had the best round of the day on a course with difficult to hit valleys and plateaus on the large greens.This course, you have to be really patient, Jutanugarn said. I just be like waiting for birdies, not really rushing trying to make birdies. Just trying to have fun.The 20-year-old Thai star leads the tour in victories and tops the player of the year points race.Korda hit an 8-iron to 6 inches on the 141-yard seventh to start the birdie spree.I actually thought it was going to go in, said Korda, set to defend the last of her four LPGA Tour titles next week in Malaysia.The 5-foot-11 Floridian made a 20-footer from the fringe on the par-5 eighth, hit to 3 feet on the par-4 ninth,, got within 5 feet on the par-3 11th and made a 25-footer on the difficult par-4 12th after holding the green with a mid-iron.ddddddddddddYou have to land it perfectly at the top to have any shot at that pin staying on the back of the green, Korda said. Its really wet back there, so you dont want to have to chip up. Its not an easy chip. I was just really happy to be on the green, to be honest with you, and have some type of putt at it.Korda has played 20 holes without a bogey. She made a key 6-foot par save on the par-4 sixth.Making par on six was important, Korda said. Its a really tough pin today. Its almost impossible to get close to.Lee got on the wrong side of the ridges on Nos. 11 and 12, three-putting for bogeys -- after Korda birdied both in the group ahead -- to drop into a tie.I think the girls did pretty well considering where the pins were today, said Lee, the winner last year at Kingsmill and in April in Hawaii.Masson (71) was 7 under, and Thailands Pornanong Phatlum (69) was 6 under.Michelle Wie (71) was tied for seventh at 3 under. She has only one top-25 finish this year, a tie for 25th in February in the second event of the season, and needed a sponsor exemption to get in the event.Brooke Henderson (70) was another stroke back. The 19-year-old Canadian birdied three of last five holes. She is playing for the fourth straight week in Asia and plans to make it six in a row.Spains Carlota Ciganda (75) also was 2 under. She won her first LPGA Tour title last week in South Korea.DIVOTS: Korda will be joined on the tour next year by teen sister Nelly, who finished ninth on the Symetra Tour money list to earn a tour card. Their parents are former tennis players, with father Petr winning the 1998 Australian Open. ... Defending champion Sei Young Kim (77) was 4 over. The South Korean player won last year in wind and rain without shooting in the 60s. Cheap Jerseys China NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Wholesale Discount Basketball Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic Cheap Baseball Jerseys Free Shipping Cheapest College Jerseys Sale Cheap Football Jerseys China Nike NFL Jerseys Canada Wholesale NHL Jerseys From China MLB Jerseys Outlet Canada Wholesale NBA Jerseys Canada Store Cheap Soccer Jerseys China Cheap Authentic Jerseys Canada ' ' '
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