TROON, Scotland (AP) \u2014 American Lauren Coughlin and South Korea\u2019s Jenny Shin shot 6-under 66s Thursday to take a one-stroke lead at the LPGA Tour\u2019s Scottish Open at wind-swept Dundonald Links.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old Shin<\/a> began the day from the 10th with a birdie and added further birdies on the 12th, 14th and 18th holes to make the turn in 4-under.<\/p>\n \u201cOn this golf<\/a> course, the tee shots are pretty crucial,\u201d said Shin. \u201cI really focused on getting my tee shots on the fairway, and it\u2019s really dried out, so it\u2019s playing a little shorter than the year\u2019s past when it was quite wet out here.\u201d<\/p>\n Coughlin, who won the Aramco Championship in April<\/a>, won the Scottish Open in 2024<\/a>. She had eight birdies and two bogeys Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew it was going to be playing difficult out there,\u201d Coughlin said. \u201cI felt like I had a really good game plan and executed really well and made a few putts. It was windy, even in the practice round days, so I feel like I had gotten a good feel for it. Just good game plan and good execution today as well.<\/p>\n South Korea\u2019s A Lim Kim was in third place after a 67 while Lisa Pettersson was a stroke behind in fourth.<\/p>\n Four players were tied for fifth with 70s \u2014 Germany\u2019s Esther Henseleit, Sweden\u2019s Anna Nordqvist and the Japanese duo of Erika Hara and Miyu Yamashita.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n