Lexi Thompson leads with eight-under 64 in 

LPGA Thailand

HONBURI, Thailand -- Lexi Thompson, pictured, had two eagles in an 8-under 64 round today to take a one-stroke lead over Q Baek at the LPGA Tour's Thailand tournament.
Amy Yang, the defending champion, shot 66 and was two strokes behind after the first round. Two golfers were tied for fourth after opening 68s: Azahara Munoz and Jenny Shin.
"Two eagles definitely helps out the scorecard," Thompson said. "We couldn't have asked for better conditions, weather-wise and golf course, so just happy to be out here."
The 20-year-old Baek won her first and only LPGA title on home soil in South Korea in 2014. She had an eagle and five birdies in her round of 65.
Currently ranked No. 4, Thompson could overtake No. 3 Stacy Lewis as the top-ranked American with a win this week. Thompson would be the first American to win the event in its 10-year history.
"I think I was just very confident out there," Thompson said. "I committed to all my shots, just aiming at pins and focused on doing my routine, staying relaxed, and I think that's what helped me out the most."
She got off to a quick start with an eagle at the par-5 first hole, followed by two birdies and another eagle on the par-5 seventh to make the turn in 30.
Thompson bettered her low round at Siam Country Club's Old Course by two strokes and finished one stroke away from matching the course record of 63 after missing a birdie putt at the last.
She is playing with a new driver this week and said she used it on almost every hole, hitting 11 of 14 fairways.
"I've been trying to work into it for probably the last few months and just trying to find a shaft that works for me and finally found something I'm very comfortable with," Thompson said.

FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
 Par 72

1	Lexi Thompson	64	.
2	Q Baek	65
3	Amy Yang	66
T4	Jenny Shin	68
T4	Azahara Munoz	68
T6	Brittany Lang	69
T6	In Gee Chun	69
T6	Sei-Young Kim	69
T6	Paula Creamer	69
T6	Ha Na Jang	69
T6	Minjee Lee	69
T6	Pernilla Lindberg	69
T6	Anna Nordqvist	69
T14	Carlota Ciganda	70
T14	Cristie Kerr	70
T14	Chella Choi	70
T14	Jessica Korda	70
T14	Eun-Hee Ji	70
T19	Austin Ernst	71
T19	Ilhee Lee	71
T19	Xiyu Lin	71
T19	Mariajo Uribe	71
T19	Sakura Yokomine	71
T19	Wei-Ling Hsu	71
T19	Ariya Jutanugarn	71
T19	Suzann Pettersen	71
T27	Paphangkorn Tavatanakit	72
T27	Candie Kung	72
T27	Karine Icher	72
T27	Gerina Piller	72
T27	Morgan Pressel	72
T27	Beatriz Recari	72
T27	Budsabakorn Sukapan	72
T27	Haru Nomura	72
T27	Hee Young Park	72
T27	Pornanong Phatlum	72
T27	Kim Kaufman	72
T27	Inbee Park	72
T39	Moriya Jutanugarn	73
T39	Hyo-Joo Kim	73
T39	Caroline Masson	73
T39	Angela Stanford	73
T39	I.K. Kim	73
T39	Mo Martin	73
T39	Na Yeon Choi	73
T39	Mirim Lee	73
T39	Thidapa Suwannapura	73
T39	Shanshan Feng	73
T39	Sydnee Michaels	73
T39	Shiho Oyama	73
T39	Lizette Salas	73
T39	Bo-Mee Lee	73
T39	Ai Miyazato	73
T54	Mi Hyang Lee	74
T54	Sandra Gal	74
T54	Mika Miyazato	74
T54	So Yeon Ryu	74
T54	Lee-Anne Pace	74
T54	Michelle Wie	74
T60	Pannarat Thanapolboonyar	75
T60	Brittany Lincicome	75
T60	Charley Hull	75
T60	Stacy Lewis	75
T60	Kris Tamulis	75
T60	Yani Tseng	75
T66	Karrie Webb	76
T66	Julieta Granada	76
T66	Jaye Marie Green	76
69	Sun Young Yoo	77
70	Jane Park	80