LPGA Tour rookie Sandra Changkija carded a career-low 8-under-par 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead of the inaugural Manulife Financial LPGA Classic.

What scares you the most and why? Small, harmless bugs. And the mice that were roaming around my house this winter... Nasty!

2011 Kraft Nabisco champion Stacy Lewis leads by one stroke after two rounds of play at the 2012 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. Lewis fired a 5-under 67 on the Crossings Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove to move to 9-under-par for the tournament

Karin Sjodin has had plenty of reasons to smile early in the 2012 season. Known for her pleasant demeanor and great length on the golf course, the 28-year-old Swede has recorded top-10 finishes in two of her last three starts, including a career-best tie for fourth in the Kraft Nabisco Championship two weeks ago. She ranks first in Greens in Regulation and 22nd on the money list.

It was a week off for the LPGA Tour so several players headed to the Masters to be spectators. They got to walk outside the ropes for a change.