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The 33-year-old Shin began the day from the 10th with a birdie
and added further birdies on the 12th, 14th and 18th holes to
make the turn in 4-under.
“On this golf course, the tee shots are pretty crucial,” said
Shin. “I really focused on getting my tee shots on the fairway,
and it’s really dried out, so it’s playing a little shorter than
the year’s past when it was quite wet out here."
Coughlin, who won the Aramco Championship in April, won the
Scottish Open in 2024. She had eight birdies and two bogeys
Thursday.
“I knew it was going to be playing difficult out there,"
Coughlin said. "I felt like I had a really good game plan and
executed really well and made a few putts. It was windy, even in
the practice round days, so I feel like I had gotten a good feel
for it. Just good game plan and good execution today as well.
South Korea’s A Lim Kim was in third place after a 67 while Lisa
Pettersson was a stroke behind in fourth.
Four players were tied for fifth with 70s — Germany’s Esther
Henseleit, Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist and the Japanese duo of Erika
Hara and Miyu Yamashita.
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