Unheralded Ueda leads LPGA stars at Mizuno Classic

Unheralded Ueda leads LPGA stars at Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Winless Japanese player Momoko Ueda shot a career-best 64 on Nov. 4 to climb to the top of a star-studded field after two rounds of the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture. She moved one shot clear of Karrie Webb and two ahead of seven players including Annika Sorenstam, Ai Miyazato and first-round leader Rachel Hetherington.

McCurdy takes 1st-round lead in Mizuno Classic golf

McCurdy takes 1st-round lead in Mizuno Classic golf

OTSU, Japan - American Cindy McCurdy misses the course record by one shot as she fired a 7-under-par 65 to set the early pace after the first round of the Mizuno Classic women's golf tournament on the Seta Golf Course in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 5. She got a two-stroke lead over South Korea's Ko Woo Soon and Rachel Hetherington of Australia.

Unheralded Ueda leads LPGA stars at Mizuno Classic

Unheralded Ueda leads LPGA stars at Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Winless Japanese player Momoko Ueda shot a career-best 64 on Nov. 4 to climb to the top of a star-studded field after two rounds of the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture. She moved one shot clear of Karrie Webb and two ahead of seven players including Annika Sorenstam, Ai Miyazato and first-round leader Rachel Hetherington. (Kyodo)

McCurdy takes 1st-round lead in Mizuno Classic golf

McCurdy takes 1st-round lead in Mizuno Classic golf

OTSU, Japan - American Cindy McCurdy misses the course record by one shot as she fired a 7-under-par 65 to set the early pace after the first round of the Mizuno Classic women's golf tournament on the Seta Golf Course in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 5. She got a two-stroke lead over South Korea's Ko Woo Soon and Rachel Hetherington of Australia.