Wie racks hole-in-one en route to early lead

August 27, 2010

CBSSports.com wir Michelle Wie had the second hole-in-one of her professional career Thursday on the way to a 7-under 65 and a three-shot lead after the first round of the CN Canadian Womens Open.

“It was the first time I had actually seen it go in in a tournament,” the 20-year-old Hawaii native said of her ace on the 190-yard, par-3 11th hole. “It was pretty cool. It was surreal. I didnt believe it had actually happened.”

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The 6-foot-tall Wie said shes notched eight holes-in-one in her career, but only one other as a pro, in her rookie season at last years LPGA Championship.

Wie bogeyed the 12th hole but birdied three of her final six. On 17, she holed out from a greenside bunker. Wie holds the first-round lead for the second time in her career and first since the 2005 U.S. Open.

Sarah Kemp of Australia was three strokes back of Wie after her morning-round 68, while defending champion Suzann Pettersen was in third place with a 69.

Rookie Ilhee Lee of South Korea initially had a score of 69, but it was later corrected to 70 - a mark shared by a group of players.

Seema Sadekar of Toronto was the low Canadian after shooting a 73.

Top-ranked Canadian Alena Sharp of Hamilton struggled with the windy conditions and finished with a 76, one back of veteran Lorie Kane of Charlottetown.

After a couple of withdrawals Wednesday, the 156-player field features 46 of the top 50 players on the money list and all of the top 15 on the Rolex World Rankings.