LPGA : Alcott Breaks Record With 65

Amy Alcott shot an eight-under-par 65 to break the course record by two strokes and take a two-shot lead in the first round of the $350,000 LPGA Turquoise tournament Thursday.

Alcott birdied four straight holes on her second nine en route to lowering the mark of 67 set by defending champion Pat Bradley last year.

Colleen Walker was two shots back after tying the course record in the morning. Alcott broke it in late-afternoon heat that reached 93 degrees.

Mary Beth Zimmerman, the 1986 champion, had a 69, as did Debbie McHaffie.

Bradley, who has missed the cut in three of the four tournaments she has played in this year, shot a 76 on the 6,404-yard Moon Valley Golf Course.

Mary Bea Porter, who was granted an unprecedented exemption in recognition of having saved the life of a drowning child beside this course during her unsuccessful qualifying round last Wednesday, shot an 83.