State Farm Classic - 1st Round

Se Ri Pak and Jee Young Lee are tied for the lead at the State Farm Classic.  Both players posted rounds of 66 and lead Kris Tamulis by one shot.  Suzann Pettersen, Natalie Gulbis and Anja Monke are tied for fourth after rounds of 68.

Pak's bogey-free round featured four birdies on the back nine as she came home in 32.  Lee birdied three straight on her front nine (Panther Creek's back nine) and also played her last nine in 32 after taking a lone bogey at 14.  Tamulis bogeyed once, at 15, en route to her lowest round of the season.  Other scores:

While nobody went super-low, my pre-tournament expectation of the scoring got blown away by the 29 players who carded 69 (35 total in the 60s and 70 under par) and the fact that only three players exceeded 76.

FYI - nobody Twittered during their round, although many posted their scores and thoughts after they were finished.  Jane Park said she was definitely "rusty" after the weeks off resting her back.  Despite posting a 69 (her best by far of the year), all Julieta Granada had to say afterwards was how hungry she was.  I don't actually expect any players to do this during the round but I'll have to admit the debate over it amuses me greatly.