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Yuna Nishimura with a 63 leads low scoring at LPGA in Arkansas

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Yuna Nishimura leads the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship after posting an 8-under-par 63 on Friday at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas. With three consecutive birdies to end her front nine and another birdie-eagle finish on the back nine, Nishimura holds a one-shot advantage over Yu Liu. The field includes several Solheim Cup participants; European players like Celine Boutier and Charley Hull also performed well with scores of 65 and 66 respectively, while all eight members of the European Solheim Cup team broke par.

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Yuna Nishimura led the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship after posting an 8-under 63 at Pinnacle Country Club in ROGERS, Ark. on Friday. This performance came a day after the conclusion of the Solheim Cup and marked her strong finish to both nines with three consecutive birdies followed by a birdie-eagle sequence late in the round. Nishimura currently holds a one-shot lead over Yu Liu, while several European players from the recently victorious Solheim Cup team also had strong performances, including Celine Boutier and Charley Hull who each shot 65, and Lottie Woad with a score of 66. Players like Auston Kim and Andrea Lee from the U.S. Solheim Cup team posted scores of 67.

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ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Yuna Nishimura had a big finish to her front and back nines Friday for an 8-under 63 that carried her to a one-shot lead in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship as the LPGA Tour got back to its regular schedule following the Solheim Cup. asserted

Tour → have → Cup

Nishimura, a six-time winner on the Japan LPGA now in her fourth year on the LPGA Tour, closed out the front nine at Pinnacle Country Club with three straight birdies. asserted

Nishimura → close → birdies

“I really went for the last putt. asserted

I → go → putt

I wanted to make it so I kind of went aggressively and it went in, so I’m hoping it’s going to continue tomorrow,” Nishimura said. asserted

Nishimura → want → it

Europe once again had the upper hand among the Solheim Cup players, even if there won’t be a score to settle for two more years. asserted

Europe → have → years

Celine Boutier and Charley Hull each had a 65, while Lottie Woad had a 66. asserted

Woad → have → 66

The eight players from Europe’s winning Solheim Cup team all broke par. asserted

players → win → par

Auston Kim and Andrea Lee had the top scores from the U.S. team at 67. asserted

Kim → have → 67

“I feel like you’re in bit of a downer because obviously the adrenaline, and then last week was a crash,” Hull said. asserted

Hull → feel → downer

“This week actually feels nice to come out on the golf course with not a whole load of nerves that the Solheim Cup produces.” asserted

Cup → feel → that

Hull also decided to change from blonde to brunette after the Solheim Cup, and she has gone from loving it to hating it to loving it again. asserted

she → decide → it

“I will go back to blonde hopefully just after Christmas,” she said. asserted

she → go → Christmas

The tournament is one of two 54-hole events on the LPGA schedule, leaving Saturday for Nishimura or anyone else to get some separation. asserted

Nishimura → leave → separation

There were 25 players at 66 or lower, and 99 players in the 144-player field broke par. asserted

players → be → par

Yuna Nishimura with a 63 leads low scoring at LPGA in Arkansas

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