Park In-bee suffered the disappointment of seeing her incredible bogey-free streak come to an end after 115 holes but the Korean opened her HSBC Women's Champions title defense with a solid first round to sit just one shot off the lead on Thursday. Despite her one blemish on the par-three 17th, Park fired a four-under-par 68 to join three others in a tie for third behind co-leaders Minjee Lee of Australia and Taiwan's Candie Kung, who carded matching 67s around the demanding Serapong Course. The run ended with a bogey-four on the next hole but Park shrugged it off to birdie the par-five 18th to put herself in prime position to become the first repeat champion in the tournament's nine-year history.
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