Miyazato leads Safeway Classic by one

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08/20/2010 - North Plains, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ai Miyazato fired a six-under 66 Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Safeway Classic.

Miyazato, who has won four times this season, currently stands No. 2 in the world. She had been No. 1 earlier this year and could return there with a victory this week at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.

Teresa Lu and Jee Young Lee share second place at five-under 67.

Chella Choi, Brittany Lincicome, Momoko Ueda and Amy Hung are one stroke further back at minus-three.

Miyazato, who missed the playoff in this event last year by two strokes, played the back nine first on Friday and opened with back-to-back birdies. She moved to three-under with a birdie on the par-four 15th.

Around the turn, Miyazato converted a birdie chance on the par-four first to get to four-under. She parred her next five holes.

Miyazato birdied the seventh to grab a share of the lead. She moved atop the leaderboard with a birdie on the par-five eighth. Miyazato parred the par-five ninth to finish one clear of the field and close out a bogey-free round.

Lu stumbled to a bogey on the third. She came right back with a birdie on the fourth and moved into red figures with another birdie on No. 6.

After a par on seven, Lu drained three consecutive birdie efforts from the eighth to jump to minus-four. Lu posted her final birdie on the par-three 16th.

Lee, who played four groups behind Lu, posted her first birdie on the fourth and carded another at the seventh.

The South Korean converted back-to-back birdie efforts from the ninth. After four straight pars, Lu drained a birdie putt on the 15th. She gained a share of the lead with a birdie on the 17th, but Lu bogeyed the last to share second.

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