SYMETRA Tour leader Dottie Ardina continued her solid play, firing a five-under 67 to stand two strokes off the pace after the first round of the Garden City Charity Classic on Friday in Kansas (Saturday, Manila time).
The Filipina golfer fired six birdies against a lone bogey at Buffalo Dunes for a share of seventh place with Charlotte Thomas, who is running fourth in the Volvik Race to the Card.
Ardina, who has four runner-up finishes, wound up in jointh 14th last week in South Dakota.
Janie Jackson hit nine birdies and made two bogeys for a one-stroke lead, while five share second spot at 66.
Stephanie Kono, 10th on the money list, was in joint second with Demi Runas, Dana Finkelstein, Allyssa Ferrell and Thailand’s Nontaya Srisawang.
Clariss Guce shot a 71, while another Filipina, Mia Picco, carded a 72.
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