Hye-Jin Choi uses late birdie run to lead Dana Open

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Hye-Jin Choi of South Korea birdied her final two holes to post a 7-under-par 64 and take the first-round lead at the Dana Open on Thursday in Sylvania, Ohio.

Choi, who started her day on the back nine at Highland Meadows Golf Club, rolled in birdies at the par-3 eighth and par-4 ninth holes to move to 7 under. That gave her a one-shot lead over Aditi Ashok of India and Xiyu Lin