Stephanie Meadow impresses early at LPGA Mediheal Championship

Stephanie Meadow propelled herself into the mix after her opening round at the LPGA Mediheal Championship in California.

The Antrim golfer's 68 saw her finish Thursday on four under, within touching distance of the early lead held by USA's Alison Lee, who carded a 66.

Meadow was among the players to tee off early at the The Saticoy Club and in a strong round, birdied the second to make a positive start.

A bogey on the very next hole dropped her back to level par but after that she did not look back.

Another birdie on six foreshadowed an excellent back nine in which she birdied three of the four holes from 12 to 15 to climb up to four under and into the top five as the late starters began to tee off.

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