THREE TIED FOR LEAD AFTER 1ST ROUND OF LPGA’S ARK. EVENT

ROGERS, ARK.» A Lim Kim, Katherine Kirk and EUN-HI Ji each shot 8-under 63 Friday for a one-shot lead over Sarah Burnham after the first round of the Walmart Northwest Arkansas Championship.

Five others — Nasa Hataoka, Lindsey Weaver, Pajaree Anannarukarn, Aditi Ashok and Klara Spilkova — were another stroke back after 6-under 65s at Pinnacle Country Club.

Kim, of South Korea, and Burnham posted career-low rounds, while Ji, the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open champ, matched her career best.

“It was fun,” said Kirk, a three-time winner on the LPGA Tour. “I got off to a good start and this is the kind of golf course where you just have to keep the pedal down.”