Sarah Schmelzel, Minami Katsu share lead in NW Arkansas

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Sarah Schmelzel and Japan's Minami Katsu grabbed shares of the lead after one round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Friday in Rogers, Ark.

Katsu posted a bogey-free, 8-under-par 63 at Pinnacle Country Club. Schmelzel matched that number with a white-hot finish -- four straight birdies at Nos. 14-17, then an eagle at the par-5 18th.

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