1 Nelly Korda shot a 74 and was at 2 over, one over the cut line.Ĭopyright 2023 The Associated Press. Lexi Thompson was at 1 under, while world No. Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis, who won this event in 2013, was at 4 under, a shot ahead of Brittany Lincicome and Atthaya Thitikul. The South Korean was six shots behind in dampening hopes for her first win since 2020. Sei Young Kim, who shot a bogey-free 66 on Thursday to take the lead, had five bogeys and a birdie in rocketing to 76 on Friday. Ryu bogeyed the final three holes on the back nine and then kick-started her round with an eagle at the par-5 No. "I just wanted to have two good rounds to start the week, and I’m in a good position for the weekend,” she said.Īshok, who was the first player from India to join the tour in 2017 and remains the only one, had six birdies and two bogeys. Lee, who shot a second-round 63 last year to move into the lead, hasn't been thinking about defending her title. Ko, who won her second straight HSBC Women's World Championship in March, also won this event in 20, coinciding with her player of the year awards. I tried to make a bogey-free round, and I made it.” “I had a great round today, also yesterday, too. She is showing up an hour before her round instead of two because she had felt tired. Ko has changed her pre-round preparation this week. 3 ranked woman seemed destined to hold the outright lead until Kemp, playing in a late afternoon threesome, made eight birdies in 15 holes to take the lead, only to slip slightly.
#Lpga on tv today plus
Ko had a bogey-free round that included four birdies on her final 10 holes, plus a second straight 3 at No. Nasa Hataoka, Peiyun Chien, Hye-Jin Choi, Albane Valenzuela, Stephanie Kyriacou and Angel Yin were in a group three shots behind the leaders in the event that honors the LPGA Tour’s 13 founders. “Now having her here with me, it’s such a joy to go out and play golf, hopefully play well, but then to see her smiling face at the end of the round makes it all better.Defending champion Minjee Lee (69), South Korean rookie Hae Ran Ryu (70) and Aditi Ashok (68) of India, were a shot behind the leaders and one ahead of American Cheyenne Knight (70). Her best finish was a tie for 23rd in the Chevron Championship. This was her fifth event and she shot a final-round 73 to finish tied for 52nd at 4 over. Her second daughter, Sophia, was born and Lincicome is back on tour. Written in it was ‘six months pregnant’.Īfter finishing play on Sunday, the 37-year-old thought back on her past year. MOTHER’S DAY: Before beginning play in this week’s tournament, Brittany Lincicome looked at her course yardage book from a year ago. It moves her into the top-20 on the career list, surpassing Brooke Henderson, Amy Yang and Na Yeon Choi. She earned $450,000 from the $3 million purse and now has passed the $11 million mark in career earnings. Ko joins Lilia Vu as the only players with multiple wins on tour this year. 16 after missing the fairway and Ko walked in with a deft downhill birdie putt at No. Lee opened the door for Ko with a bogey at No.
Ko took at one-shot lead with a birdie at the par-5 12th, but Lee opened a two-shot edge with birdies at 11, 12 and 15. Ko briefly took the lead with a birdie at No. In winning for the 15th time on the LPGA Tour and the second time this year, Ko shot a final-round best 5-under 67 in tough, windy conditions. Lee said she obviously would have preferred the win. 1 day ago &0183 &32 Jin Young Ko overcame a four-shot deficit to win the Founders Cup for the third time in five years, getting the victory on the first playoff hole when defending champion Minjee Lee three-putted for bogey. Lee shot a final-round 1-under 71 and finished the 72-hole event at 13-under 275. Lee gave away what would have been her ninth win on tour by squandering a three-shot 54-hole lead early and then blowing a two-shot lead with three holes to play with a bogey at No. Ko tapped in and then ran over and hugged her caddie, David Brooker. Ko snuggled her birdie attempt to tap-in range and Lee went for the win, but putted it six feet past the hole, missing the par saver to the right. Both players hit the green with their second shots with Lee being about 15 feet away and closer than Ko, who had a winding putt from right to left. It was her third straight birdie on the hole. She forced the playoff making a clutch downhill birdie from roughly 15 feet on No. In winning for the 15th time on the LPGA Tour and the second time this year, Ko shot a final round-best 5-under 67 in tough, windy conditions.
0 kommentar(er)
