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Last update: May 16, 2008 - 8:18 AM

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Sorenstam shares Sybase Classic lead

The Annika Sorenstam farewell tour got off to a great start. Two days after announcing this would be her final season on the LPGA Tour, Sorenstam shot a 5-under-par 67 at Clifton, N.J., to gain a share of the first-round lead in the Sybase Classic. Two-time defending champion Lorena Ochoa was a stroke behind.

Korea's Song-Hee Kim also was at 67 along with Australia's Rachel Hetherington. Ochoa was at 68 along with Pat Hurst, Catriona Matthew, Brittany Lang, Teresa Lu and Carolina Llano.

Kenny Perry shot a 6-under 66 in the rain to gain a share of the first-round lead with at the AT&T Classic at Duluth, Ga. The other leaders -- Jonathan Kaye, Ryan Palmer, Jonathan Byrd and Parker McLachlin -- all teed off in the morning before the rain struck.

 
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