Lilia Vu Has Another Bogey-free Day And Leads A Pack Of Lpga Stars In Arizona

Lilia Vu didn't feel her best on the range. She made up for that on the golf course Friday with an 8-under 64, giving her a two-shot lead over a group that includes Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitikul in a Ford Championship packed with LPGA stars.

Korda and Thitikul, the Nos. 1 and 2 players in the women's world ranking, were grouped together in the morning and put on quite a show at Whirlwind Golf Club.

Thitikul had a birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie start and was 6 under through six holes. She shot 29 on her opening nine, with Korda at 31. Thitikul wound up with a 64, Korda with a 65.

"It was like a great tempo. We kept our rhythm really nicely," Korda said. "When everyone is playing nicely, you kind of feed off each other as well."

The Ford Championship is the first domestic LPGA event since the Asia swing Korda skipped it for the second straight year, and the field was as strong as it gets this side of a major, with everyone from the top 10 in the world and 19 out of 20.