China’s Feng grabs early lead at US Women’s Open

NEW YORK: China’s Feng Shanshan fired a bogey-free six-under-par 66 Thursday (Friday in Manila) to grab a one-stroke lead over South Korean Amy Yang early in the opening round of the US Women’s Open.

Sixth-ranked Feng, seeking her second major crown after the 2012 LPGA Championship, had two runs of three consecutive birdies to seize command at the third major championship of the LPGA season—where an afternoon rain delay saw play halted by darkness with the first round unfinished.