{"id":415751,"date":"2023-02-16T13:47:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=415751"},"modified":"2023-02-16T13:47:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:47:34","slug":"world-number-one-lydia-ko-shares-first-round-lead-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/world-number-one-lydia-ko-shares-first-round-lead-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"World number one Lydia Ko shares first-round lead in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" role=\"introduction\" data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">World number one Lydia Ko and Pajaree Anannarukarn carded eight-under-par 64s to share the first-round lead at the Aramco Saudi Ladies International.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lydia Ko &amp; Pajaree Anannarukarn lead the way after round 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AramcoLadiesInt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AramcoLadiesInt<\/a> \ud83d\udcc8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RaiseOurGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RaiseOurGame<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AramcoSaudiLadiesIntl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AramcoSaudiLadiesIntl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p5YbiB2W6p\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/p5YbiB2W6p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LETgolf\/status\/1626253271374364672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\"><span data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.0\">Anannarukarn&#8217;s Thai compatriot Atthaya Thitikul is one shot back along with Aditi Ashok and Jung-Min Hong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">&#8220;I knew that today was the day to take advantage of the calmer conditions,&#8221; said Ko, who was born in South Korea but now represents New Zealand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">She won the event in 2021 but did not defend her title last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">&#8220;With some of the pin positions I needed to be a little bit more aggressive,&#8221; Ko added. &#8220;Most of the opportunities I had I was able to take advantage of that, it was that kind of a day and a nice start to the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">&#8220;It&#8217;s cool to see I have an officially under-par round as a Mrs.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.1\">\n<div id=\"bbccom_mpu_1_2_3\" class=\"bbccom_slot bbccom_standard_slot mpu_first_slot\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.1.$body-0\">\n<div class=\"bbccom_advert\" data-reactid=\".1951qjnp8kg.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.1.$body-0.0\">The $5m (\u00a34.16m) purse available at the event is the third-largest on offer on the Ladies European Tour. It matches the prize money from the men&#8217;s PIF Saudi International on the Asian Tour, having enjoyed a five-fold increase.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World number one Lydia Ko and Pajaree Anannarukarn carded eight-under-par 64s to share the first-round lead at the Aramco Saudi Ladies International. 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