Miyu Yamashita, who won the LPGA's Maybank Championship in Malaysia over the weekend, was among three players atop the leaderboard after the first round of the Toto Japan Classic.
Fresh off her victory at the LPGA's Maybank Championship in Malaysia, Miyu Yamashita shot a 6-under 66 to share the first-round lead at the Toto Japan Classic in Omitama, Japan. Yamashita is tied at the top of the leaderboard with fellow Japanese players Aki Iwai and Sayaka Takahashi after Thursday's opening round.
The leading trio holds a one-stroke advantage over Minami Hiruta, Pajaree Anannarukarn, and Fuka Suga, who each carded 67s. A group of nine players, including defending champion Nasa Hataoka, sit two shots off the lead at 68. The Toto Japan Classic represents the final event in the LPGA's late-season Asian swing.
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