China Xiyu Lin made an eagle on the par five of the 17th hole to take the lead after the first round the contest of LPGA The Ascendant in The Colony, Texas. Lin shot a six-under 65 at the Old American Golf Club. so passed Lizette Salas and the thai Atthaya Thitikulwho finished with a 66, five under par.
After getting five birdies and one bogey in his first 16 holes, Lin there was a climax on the 17th, where he reached the green in two strokes, something that surprised him. “The 17th green became achievable for me. I hit a really good drive and the second one was too. Then I putted,” said Lin.
The Chinese is fighting for a third top10 this month. He tied for seventh at the Dana Open and second at the Kroger Queen City Championship a week later. Looking for her first LPGA victory.
Rooms he set the pace early with his 66, no bogeys. He made all five of his birdies in his first eleven holes before making par the rest of the way. “We really came out with a very solid par on the first hole. I think that gave me confidence in my short game,” Salas said. “I have taken the momentum from last week and applied it to this week,” she commented satisfied after her return.
In its part, Thitikul he started on the back nine and birdied three straight from 15-17. He got his sixth birdie of the day on the 8th, but finished with a bogey on the 9th. The 19-year-old is coming off a win at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. last week, his second win of the year. He could go from fourth to first in the annual points ranking with a strong result this week.
the American Lexi Thompsonthe Canadian maddie szerykThe English Charlie Hull and the thai Moriya Jutanugarn they tied for fourth place at u-67, four under par. The defending champion My Jin Young He is not participating in the tournament due to a wrist injury.
In a Spanish key, he just joins the tournament Nuria Iturrios. He was tied for 116th after the first round with a +6, after closing Thursday’s session with one birdie, five bogeys and one double bogey.
Classification after the first round (par 71)
1. Xiyu Lin (China) 65
2. Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) 66
2. Lizette Salas (United States) 66
4. Maddie Szeryk (Canada) 67
4. Charlie Hull (England) 67
4. Moriya Jutanugarn (Thailand) 67
4. Lexi Thompson (USA) 67
8. Céline Boutier (France) 68
8. Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) 68
8. Emily Kristine Pedersen (Denmark) 68
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116. Nuria Iturrios (Spain) 77
Source: La Verdad
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