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LPGA Lotte Championship begins at Hoakalei

The LPGA Lotte Championship got underway at Hoakalei on Wednesday.

By Cindy Ellen Russell

April 12, 2023

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Mariel Galdiano, from Pearl City, drives from the eighth tee during round one of the Lotte Championship at Hoakalei on Wednesday.
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Mariel Galdiano, from Pearl City, tracks her drive from the eighth green.
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Mariel Galdiano, from Pearl City, chips onto the green on the eighth hole.
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Frida Kinhult, from Stockholm, Sweden, drives at the fifth tee.
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Frida Kinhult, from Stockholm, Sweden, blasts out of a bunker and goes onto to birdie the fifth hole.
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Frida Kinhult, from Stockholm, Sweden, contemplates her putt on the fifth green. Kinhult birdied on the hole despite landing in a bunker earlier.
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Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, from Bangkok, Thailand, tracks her drive from the eighth tee. Vongtaveelap tied for the lead with Frida Kinhult, from Stockholm, Sweden at 6 under.
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Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, from Bangkok, Thailand, punches out of a bunker to birdie on the ninth hole.
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Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, from Bangkok, Thailand, bumps fists with Siyun Liu, from Shanghai, China, after she punched out of a bunker to birdie on the ninth hole.
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Allisen Corpuz from Kapolei drives at the first tee.
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A spectator tries to correct an umbrella after winds flipped it on Wednesday.
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Allisen Corpuz, from Kapolei, drives from the first green.
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Allisen Corpuz from Kapolei drives at the second tee.
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Defending champion Hyo Joo Kim drives at the second tee.
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Brooke Henderson drives from the second tee.
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Defending champion Hyo Joo Kim attempts to chip the ball onto the fourth green.
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Ayaka Furue blasts out of a sand trap at the fourth green.
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Marina Alex drives from the 17th tee.
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Pornanong Phatlum drives from the 17th tee.
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Brooke Henderson blasts out of a sand trap at the eighth green.
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Wind blows through palm fronds as a worker takes cover in the shade.
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Nasa Hataoka, from Ibaraki, Japan, chips onto the eighth green.
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Nasa Hataoka, from Ibaraki, Japan, follows her drive at the eighth tee.
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Nasa Hataoka, from Ibaraki, Japan, holds up a ball after completing the first round at 4 under.
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Mariel Galdiano, from Pearl City, makes her putt at the seventh hole.

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