Charley Hull notches 8 birdies, posts 64 to take lead in Texas

THE COLONY, Texas — Charley Hull has forced herself to work a little harder on the putting, and she saw it pay off Friday with eight birdies in her round of 7-under 64 to take the early 36-hole lead in The Ascendant LPGA.Hull seized control with four birdies in a six-hole stretch around the turn and led by two shots over Xiyu “Janet” Lin (68) and Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, whose eagle-birdie finish gave her a 67.Thitikul can go to No. 1 in the women’s world ranking if