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Vu came into the tournament a mere three points behind another four-time winner, Celine Boutier, in the race for the points-based LPGA player of the year. Vu is now 27 points ahead going into the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. All 60 players next week only have to win the CME Group Tour Championship to claim the $2 million prize. Vu is virtually a lock to win other awards as the LPGA's top player. Trying to win a tournament is stressful, but trying to keep your card is very, very stressful.”Patty Tavatanakit had some stress, too.

Persons: — Lilia Vu, Annika, Vu, Emily Kristine Pedersen, Celine Boutier, Boutier, Boutier's, Pedersen, Dane, Madelene Sagstrom, Stephanie Kyriacou, “, ” Kyriacou, Stacy Lewis, Alison Lee, Azahara Munoz, Munoz, “ I’ve, ” Munoz, Patty Tavatanakit, ___ Organizations: Pelican Golf, Globe, Chevron, UCLA, CME Globe Locations: Fla, Florida, Naples, Australia, American, Spain

THE COLONY, Texas (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim shot a 3-under 68 on Friday in The Ascendant LPGA to take a two-stroke lead over Sofia Garcia into the weekend, with resurgent Lexi Thompson tied for third. Kim had four birdies and a bogey in her morning round at Old American to reach 10-under 132. Thompson won the last of her 11 LPGA Tour titles in June 2019. The five-time LPGA Tour winner has two runner-up finishes and six other top 10s this season without winning. Defending champion Charley Hull, another European Solheim Cup player, had a 69 to get to 1 under.

Persons: — Hyo Joo Kim, Sofia Garcia, Lexi Thompson, Kim, ” Kim, Garcia, “, ” Garcia, Thompson, Celine Boutier, Boutier, ” Thompson, “ It’s, “ I’ve, It’s, haven’t, Lilia Vu, ” Boutier, Leona Maguire, Marina Alex, Maria Torres, Azahara Munoz, Charley Hull, ___ Organizations: Texas Tech, Globe, Solheim, She's, CME Globe, Evian, Scottish, Duke Locations: Texas, Paraguay, Las Vegas, United States, Spain, Arkansas, France, Europe

THE COLONY, Texas (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim took the first-round lead Thursday in The Ascendant LPGA, breaking away at Old American with a back-nine birdie run in a 7-under 64. “My putting hasn’t been good, so I hadn’t been able to hit low scores,” Kim said. She's a rookie on the LPGA Tour. “I hit good drives, good approaches; I putted really nicely. Maddie shot 74 and amateur Ellie had a 76 in her LPGA Tour debut.

Persons: — Hyo Joo Kim, Kim, Azahara Munoz, Sofia Garcia, Yu, Sang Hou, Sarah Kemp of, American Marina Alex, ” Kim, “, ” Garcia, She's, ” Alex, Celine Boutier birdied, Lexi Thompson, Thompson, Charley Hull, Arpichaya, Maddie, Ellie Szeryk, Ellie, ___ Organizations: Old, Sarah Kemp of Australia, Texas Tech, LPGA, Globe, Solheim, CME Globe, Games Locations: Texas, Spain, Paraguay, Taiwan, American, Las Vegas, Arkansas, Thailand, China, Dallas

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