01쾌조의 출발 끊은 최혜진, 상하이서 기선제압
최혜진이 미국여자프로골프(LPGA) 투어 2026 뷰익 LPGA 상하이 첫날 단독 선두로 치고 나갔다.
대회 1라운드에서 안정적인 경기력을 선보인 최혜진은 리더보드 최상단에 이름을 올리며 주도권을 잡았다.
첫 라운드부터 기분 좋은 출발을 알린 최혜진이 남은 경기에서도 기세를 이어갈 수 있을지 관심이 집중되고 있다.
02Original (English) — LPGA
Hye-Jin Choi of South Korea discusses with her caddie as she prepares to play a shot from the eighth tee during the first round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai 2026 at Sheshan Golf Club on October 15, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (
SHANGHAI (AP) — Hye-Jin Choi, seeking her first win on the LPGA Tour to add to her 12 victories in her native South Korea, shot an 8-under 64 Thursday to take a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Shanghai event.
Choi had four consecutive birdies on her final nine. Carlota Ciganda was in second place after a 67.
Defending champion Jeeno Thitikul, who won in a five-hole playoff over Minami Katsu here in 2025, shot 69 and was in a tie for seventh.
Thitikul won the LOTTE Championship in Hawaii earlier this month for her fourth LPGA victory of the season and 11th overall.
It is the sixth Buick LPGA Shanghai and the first at Sheshan Golf Club, which hosted the HSBC Champions tournament 11 times when it was a World Golf Championship event.
Shanghai is the first of four tournaments on the late-season Asian Swing on the LPGA Tour, with other events in South Korea, Malaysia and Japan over the next three weeks.