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Spieth struggles in 1st round after Masters win
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Spieth had a post-Masters letdown Thursday, shooting a 3-over 74 at the RBC Heritage to end his run of 16 straight rounds under par.

Spieth vowed his whirlwind, two-day celebration tour of New York after winning the green jacket Sunday wouldn’t affect his focus. But it was apparent early on at Harbour Town that Spieth was not at his best.

The 21-year-old Texan was eight shots behind leaders Graeme McDowell and Matt Every, who were at 5-under 66. Spieth will need significant improvement Friday to make his eighth consecutive cut.

Lotte
Championship

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Sei Young Kim shot her second straight 5-under 67 for a share of the lead with fellow South Korean player I.K. Kim halfway through the second round of the breezy Lotte Championship.

Sei Young Kim, the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic winner in February in her second start as an LPGA Tour member, began the round two strokes behind I.K. Kim. Sei Young Kim bogeyed her opening hole at Ko Olina, rallied with four birdies before the turn and added three straight birdies on her second nine.

Shenzhen
 International

SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Huang Wenyi, a former laborer from China who didn’t start playing golf until he was 22, shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead in the Shenzhen International.

The 34-year-old Huang had eight birdies and two bogeys at Genzon Golf Club. American Peter Uihlein was tied for second with Chile’s Felipe Aguilar, Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat and South Korea’s Byeong Hun An. Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson opened with a 70.

LPGA Tou

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Sei Young Kim shot her second straight 5-under 67 on Thursday for a share of the lead with fellow South Korean player I.K. Kim halfway through the second round of the breezy Lotte Championship.

Sei Young Kim, the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic winner in February in her second start as an LPGA Tour member, began the round two strokes behind I.K. Kim. Sei Young Kim bogeyed her opening hole at Ko Olina, rallied with four birdies before the turn and added three straight birdies on her second nine.