Xiyu Lin takes early lead at The Ascendant LPGA with late eagle

Xiyu Lin of China eagled the par-5 17th hole to vault into the lead after one round of The Ascendant LPGA on Thursday in The Colony, Texas.

Lin shot a 6-under-par 65 at Old American Golf Club. That put her one shot better than Lizette Salas and Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul at 5-under 66.

After picking up five birdies and one bogey through her first 16 holes, Lin had her highlight at No. 17, where she said was surprised t