Wie happy as Kim leads

Teenager Michelle Wie produced her season’s best score of 67 as fellow American Christina Kim grabbed the lead with a nine-under-par 63 in the first round of the LPGA State Farm Classic in Illinois.

Kim, the 2005 Solheim Cup player, had seven birdies and an eagle at the long 16th in her bid for a third LPGA Tour title and she led by one from South Korea’s Sun Young-Yoo.