HSBC Women's World Championship: relief for China's Miranda Wang on LPGA debut
It was a moment Miranda Wang had been working towards for years, and in the end the overriding emotion on Thursday after her first round on the LPGA Tour was one of relief.
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Naturally, there was excitement too for the Beijing-born 26-year-old, who opened her HSBC Women's World Championship with an even-par 72, but getting through the 'really amazing' day in Singapore topped the list.
Her state of mind may well have had something to do with the back-to-back bogeys she recovered from at the start, which she put down to being 'a little bit rusty'.
Wang, who began the day on the 10th hole of Sentosa Golf Club's Tanjong Course, had birdies at 15 and 18, and moved to one under par for the round with another at the par-four second. But she finished as she started, with a bogey at seven taking her back to even par.
'I'm happy that I was able to get my game and my tempo back quick on the front nine,' Wang said. 'It's a relief to get the first round out of the way. I'm definitely getting warmed up and hopefully tomorrow I can play a little better.'
Miranda Wang checks her yardage book on Thursday. Photo: HSBC Women's World Championship
Even par left her four shots back from first-round leader Kim A-lim, with England's Charley Hull alone in second on three under after an opening 69. Australia's Hannah Green started the defence of her title with a 75.
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