Golf: Yu Liu holds 1-shot first round lead at Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic

Yu Liu of China broke her personal best on the same course with a 10-under 62 that gave her a one-shot, first round lead Thursday in the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. Liu shot a career-low 63 a year ago in the second round of the Thornberry Creek tournament. On a soft Thornberry Creek at Oneida course, she has a one shot over Yealimi Noh and Jeongeun Lee. Another shot back was a group that included Jasmine Suwannapura, Anna Nordqvist and Shanshan Feng. Sung Hyun Park, in her return to No. 1 in the world, opened with a 65. Half of the 70 players who teed off in the morning broke 70.