Lee leads Korean charge (2)

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The 21-year -old added she was pleasantly surprised at the state of the Royal Pines layout given that it had been soaked by relentless rain for the past week.

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because yesterday the course was too wet but today it was a lot better."

Johnson, who earned her second LET title at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France in October, fired six birdies against one bogey in her round of 67.
Australian Stephanie Na

The 24-year-old from Birmingham said: "Everything was good. My game is based on fairways and greens and if I putt well, I'll score well. I did putt well today but I've struggled with my game the last few days, so I went out there with no expectations. I hit the ball well and made a few putts so that was the key to a good score. I've playedTaylorMade Burner SuperFast Driver + Fairway Package
well here before so took some good memories out there today.

"It is a really tough finish now that they have made nine into a long par four; it's a really tough second shot in there; but I've driven the ball great all day and continued to do that over the last few holes so I made it as easy as I could for myself. I hit a small gap wedge into six to six foot and made birdie there. There were a couple of straightforward pars on seven and eight and then nine, I hit it in the greenside bunker and wasn't looking forward to that shot too much, I'm not going to lie, but I hit it stone dead so it was a great way to finish the round."

Australian Nikki Campbell was also pleased with her opening 5-under-par 67 after a difficult year on the Japanese Tour in 2011.

"I felt that the second half of last year, I was just going through the motions and not there to compete. I struggled a bit, and I just felt really lonely," aid Campbell, who finished second at Royal Pines last year.

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Of the other notables in the field, France's Gwladys Nocera is in a tie for 12th on three under with Lee-Anne Pace, Sophie Gustafson, Karen Lunn, Christina Kim and five other players, while 2009 Masters champion, Katherine Hull is on two under 70 with 2011 Kraft Nabisco champion, American Stacy Lewis. Three times Masters-winner Laura Davies is a shot further back on one under 71.