LPGA

• Lang leads Mizuno Classic in Japan

  
  

  Mie, Japan (Sports Network) - Brittany Lang fired a six-under 66 to take the first-round lead Friday at the Mizuno Classic.

  Nobuko Kizawa and Hee Young Park are tied for second place at five-under 67, while Vicky Hurst, Bo Bae Song, Mi-Jeong Jeon and 2007 champion Momoko Ueda are knotted at four-under 68.

  Defending champion Jiyai Shin leads a large group at 69, 2006 winner Karrie Webb headlines a block of players at 70 and world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa leads a cluster tied at 71.

  Fifty-one players shot par or better Friday on the Kintetsu Kashikojima course, more than 65 percent of the 78-player field.

  Everyone was looking up at Lang, a member of the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup team who is coming off back-to-back top-10 finishes, including a seventh-place tie last week in South Korea.

  Lang, a 24-year-old from Richmond, Va., is still seeking her first LPGA Tour win.

  11/06 02:29:39 ET