Jodi Ewart Shadoff birdied her last four holes to share the first-round lead alongside Kim Sei-young and Allisen Corpuz in the LPGA FM Championship at TPC Boston on Thursday.

South Korean veteran Kim had set an early target with seven birdies in a seven-under 65.

But American Corpuz and England’s Ewart Shadoff pulled off strong finishes to join her atop the leaderboard, one stroke clear of China’s Miranda Wang.

Ewart Shadoff teed off on 10 and was four under through her first 12 holes. After a bogey at the par-four fourth she came alive with birdies at the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth.

“It was very steady,” Ewart Shadoff said. “I was striking the ball really well and I finally got some putts to drop. (I) holed a lot of putts outside 20 feet, so that definitely helps.

“And then the

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