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Amy Yang and Chella Choi hold KPMG Women's PGA Championship lead

OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL - JUNE 29:  Amy Yang of South Korea hits her tee shot on the fifth hole during the first round of the 2017 KPMG PGA Championship at Olym
Image: Amy Yang holds the joint-lead at the 2017 KPMG PGA Championship after the first day

Amy Yang had a share of the lead with fellow South Korean Chella Choi when threatening weather halted the first round at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Thursday.

Yang, twice a major runner-up at the US Women's Open, bogeyed the 17th hole to fall back to five-under and surrender the sole lead moments before lightning prompted the late afternoon suspension.

She is among 30 players who will return early on Friday to complete the round at Olympia Fields.

CAMBRIDGE, CANADA - JUNE 10:  Chella Choi of Korea hits her tee shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the Manulife LPGA Classic at Whistle Bear G
Image: Chella Choi finished on nine under

On a day of low scoring, Choi birdied four of the final six holes to set the clubhouse pace at five-under 66 as Michelle Wie and Brooke Henderson also made promising starts with 68.

Newly-crowned women's world No 1 Ryu So-yeon, who won the year's first major at the ANA Inspiration, made a smooth start with a tidy 69.

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Canadian Henderson also finished strongly with three late birdies, before downplaying her chances of defending the title she won after a play-off with Lydia Ko last year.

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"Of course, I would love to do it again but it's a different golf course and a different year," she said. "Everything's different but I gave myself a great round today."

OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL - JUNE 29:  Michelle Wie hits her tee shot on the fifth hole during the first round of the 2017 KPMG PGA Championship at Olympia Fields
Image: Michelle Wie is in contention