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Friday 18 OctOber 2019
Jason Day shoots 66, trails Nasa Hataoka. Amy

by 2 strokes at CJ Cup Yang share LPGA

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea Tour lead in Shanghai
(AP) — Jason Day's attempt SHANGHAI (AP) — Nasa some lot of solid shots out
to impress International Hataoka birdied three of there and making some
team captain Ernie Els for the final six holes for a 5-un- good putts, so it's been a
a spot at the Presidents der 67 and a share of the good round."
Cup took a positive turn first-round lead with Amy Americans Jessica Korda
on Thursday when the Aus- Yang on Thursday in the and Angel Yin shot 68. Kor-
tralian shot a 6-under 66 to Buick LPGA Shanghai, the da is making her first start
sit two strokes off the lead first of four straight events since Solheim Cup.
after the opening round of in Asia. "A little rusty with a couple
the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. Hataoka won the Kia Clas- shots," said Korda, 3-0-1
In the first event of a three- sic in California in March last month in Scotland in
tournament PGA Tour and has finished in the top the United States' loss to
swing through Asia, Byeong seven in her last events on Europe. "I'm going to go to
Hun An took the lead with the LPGA and JLPGA cir- the driving range and try to
a 64 with Joaquin Niemann Jason Day of Australia watches his shot on the first hole during cuits, winning JLPGA majors figure that out a little bit,"
a stroke behind in second. the first round of the CJ Cup PGA golf tournament at Nine Bridg- at the Japan LPGA Cham- said Korda of her perfor-
Day was alone in third es on Jeju Island, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. pionship Konica Minolta mance. "But, yeah, I was re-
place. Cup and Japan Women's ally proud of myself today.
Day is hoping Els will chose tionals. Being in my home "Overall a good way to Open. Speed of the greens was
him as a captain's pick country certainly gives start. I felt I played a lot bet- Making her first appear- changing a lot. Definitely
for the International team me an edge and I've had ter than my score," Thomas ance in the event, the got a lot faster at the end,
against the Tiger Woods- some success on the sand- said. "Anytime you play 20-year-old Japanese but I was able to keep it to-
captained U.S. team in belt (courses) and Royal where you've won before, player birdied three of the gether." Defending cham-
December at Royal Mel- Melbourne in the past." it creates a lot of good four par-5 holes at Qizhong pion Danielle Kang was at
bourne. Defending champion memories." Garden. 69 with Brooke Henderson,
"Overall, it's a great start," Brooks Koepka shot a 69 Kevin Na, who won in a "The par 5s are very short this Lydia Ko, Jennifer Kup-
Day said. "I'm excited for with an eagle on the 18th, playoff in Las Vegas two week, so I feel like I make a cho, Mel Reid, Jodi Ewart
the rest of the week." his final hole, Last year's weeks ago, had a 72 and birdie on par 5 I can kind of Shadoff and Bronte Law.
He said before his first round runner-up Gary Woodland Sergio Garcia shot 73. keep going," Hataoka said Chinese star Shanshan
that he was still hoping for a had a 71. There are 78 players in the through a translator. Feng opened with a 70.
Presidents Cup spot. Justin Thomas, who won no-cut, limited-field event. Yang, from South Korea, American Brittany Alto-
"It is certainly disappoint- the inaugural 2017 CJ Cup, The top-ranked Koepka matched Hataoka with six mare had a hole-in-one on
ing not to make the team shot 68 and Phil Mickelson stirred some controversy birdies and a bogey. the 175-yard second hole
on my own merits. But it is and Jordan Spieth each on Wednesday when he "I'm happy how I played," in a 70. She used a 6-iron.
a reminder that nothing is shot 70. Spieth is looking pointed out that Rory Mc- said Yang, the Honda LPGA "I just came off a couple
given to you in this game," to end a lengthy drought Ilroy, his closest challenger Thailand winner in February holes that didn't really go
Day said. — he hasn't won since the for the No. 1 ranking, hasn't for her fourth career LPGA my way and I felt good
"I certainly want to be on 2017 British Open at Royal won a major since the victory. "My swing felt very about the club that I had,"
the team and believe I can Birkdale, a span of 54 tour- American joined the PGA stable out there and hit Altomare said. q
be an asset to the Interna- naments worldwide. Tour in 2015. q

Arkansas track plans to end greyhound racing by end of 2022

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — track. its facility. with the track going from ficial" agreement and ap-
An east Arkansas track "We want to avoid a dis- Southland's request not- 6,656 races this year to plauded the commission
agreed Thursday to phase ruptive and abrupt end to ed that Florida voters last 4,992 next year and reduc- for approving the terms of
out greyhound racing over live racing to the benefit year approved an end ing each year after that. the deal.
the next three years, citing of all parties, including ev- to greyhound racing in in David Wolf, Southland's Animal rights groups hailed
a decline in dog racing na- eryone who has a job at that state by 2021 and that president and general Arkansas' decision, call-
tionally and fears that the stake," Robert Thorne, pres- greyhound racing current- manager, said the phase- ing it another sign of grey-
state's voters would ap- ident of the Arkansas Grey- ly exists in only six states. out will provide enough hound racing's decline
prove ending the practice. hound Kennel Association, "There are threats of a time for about 1,200 grey- across the country.
The Arkansas Racing Com- said in a statement. similar campaign to end hounds that race at the "It's now clear that grey-
mission unanimously ap- Southland, the state's only greyhound racing in Ar- track to be adopted. hound racing will end com-
proved a plan by South- greyhound track, has con- kansas through an initi- "We know it's going to take pletely in the United States,"
land Casino Racing to ducted greyhound races ated amendment to the time to adopt out the grey- GREY2K USA, a greyhound
end greyhound racing at in West Memphis since Arkansas Constitution," hounds, and our commit- protection group, said in a
the West Memphis track 1956. Under the plan, the track's proposal said. ment is to make sure every statement. The Massachu-
by Dec. 31, 2022. South- Southland would still offer "If the question of ending greyhound that has raced setts-based group said the
land said it had reached casino gambling under a live greyhound racing in at Southland finds its for- debate over greyhound
an agreement with the constitutional amendment Arkansas is put before the ever home," Wolf said in a racing will now turn to West
Arkansas Greyhound Ken- voters approved last year. voters, there is a significant statement. Virginia, where lawmakers
nel Association, which has Southland in January an- possibility that it would be Gov. Asa Hutchinson said next year are expected
16 members who own and nounced it was building a approved." he was pleased South- to take up legislation that
operate kennels of grey- $250 million casino com- The phase-out at South- land and the association could end the practice in
hounds that race at the plex and high-rise hotel at land will begin next year, reached a "mutually bene- that state.q