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Alfredsson shoots career-best 62 for Sybase lead

Updated: May 14, 2009, 18:20

Helen Alfredsson of Sweden tees off on the 17th hole during the first round of the Sybase Classic LPGA golf tournament at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, N.J., Thursday, May 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

CLIFTON, N.J.(AP) Helen Alfredsson of Sweden shot a career-best, 10-under 62 and took a two-stroke lead over Brittany Lincicome after the opening round of the LPGA Sybase Classic.

Alfredsson's round Thursday was the lowest on tour this year, and it left three-time defending champion Lorena Ochoa nine shots out of the lead at the Upper Montclair Country Club.

Suzann Pettersen of Norway was three shots behind Alfredsson and a shot ahead of Ji Young Oh of South Korea after the round on a cold, damp day punctuated by an intermittent drizzle and a chilling breeze.

Karrie Webb, Michelle Wie, Natalie Gulbis and Paula Creamer were all at 2-under.

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