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Minami Katsu sets course record with 11-under 61 to lead LPGA Shanghai
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Minami Katsu, of Japan, tees off on the ninth hole during the first round of the Kroger Queen City Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at TPC River's Bend in Cincinnati. - photo by AP Photo/Tanner Pearson
SHANGHAI (AP) — Minami Katsu holed a long putt on the 18th to finish with a course record 11-under 61 on Friday and take a two-shot lead at the halfway point of the LPGA's Shanghai tournament. Katsu had six birdies on the front nine and, after a bogey at the par-4 10th, she finished with six more birdies at the Qizhong Garden Golf Club. The 27-year-old Japanese player moved to 13-under 131 after two rounds in search of her first victory on the tour.