{"id":242586,"date":"2022-09-16T07:53:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T07:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=242586"},"modified":"2022-09-16T18:29:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T18:29:10","slug":"amazingcre-portland-classic-r1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/amazingcre-portland-classic-r1\/","title":{"rendered":"AmazingCre Portland Classic R1"},"content":{"rendered":"
https:\/\/twitter.com\/LPGA\/status\/1570553549037047808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1570553549037047808%7Ctwgr%5E295562b73755e4baeb8c3ad3aee3f993bfe4b273%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FLPGA2Fstatus2F1570553549037047808widget%3DTweet<\/a><\/p>\n Japan’s Ayako Uehara fired a 7-under 65 to take a one-shot lead in the the AmazingCre Portland Classic.<\/p>\n The Japanese player is playing in her third start this year since returning from medical leave and shot her lowest round since 2019.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I’m very excited about (returning) and then glad to be out here,\u201d said Uehara. \u201cI’m looking forward to tomorrow again.\u201d<\/p>\n It rained for the first time since July last Sunday softening the course for the practice rounds and players had to adapt to the drier conditions on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt like they were definitely quicker than probably the practice greens. I guess as soon as you have a downhill putt you can’t be too aggressive, and some of the holes got a little bit firm and probably released a little bit more than what players would’ve expected,\u201d said former champion Hannah Green of Australia, who sits in second place at 6-under after making eight birdies, the most in the field, and two bogeys.<\/p>\n