Carlota Ciganda, Hye-Jin Choi, Ruoning Yin lead at Dana Open

Carlota Ciganda, Hye-Jin Choi and Ruoning Yin shot 6-under rounds of 65 Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Dana Open in Sylvania, Ohio.

Spanish veteran Ciganda and Korean rookie Choi had bogey-free rounds with six birdies, while Chinese 19-year-old Yin made five of her seven birdies onthe back nine at Highland Meadows Golf Club.

They held a slight edge over a star-specked group tied at 5-under 66: Lexi Thomps