WASHINGTON:

Two-time LPGA winner Chanettee Wannasaen holed out for an eagle on the way to a nine-under par 63 on Thursday to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Queen City Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Thailand's Chanettee added seven birdies in her bogey-free effort at TPC River's Bend, where American Gigi Stoll shook off a late bogey with a birdie at the last to post a seven-under 65.

Chanettee's round was highlighted by her eagle at the par-four 10th, where she hit a "perfect shot" with a nine iron from the fairway that found the bottom of the cup.

"After I hit, I just felt like, 'Oh, this one is going to be close to the pin,'" she said. "I didn't expect it's going to roll to the pin!"

The 21-year-old won in Portland in 2023 and captured the Dana Open last year, b

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