Ciganda emerged unscathed from the favorites’ escabechina at Baltusrol

the south africa Lee Anne Pace is head of PGA Championship after the first round while the Spaniards Charlotte Ciganda and Azahara Munoz They are six and nine strokes respectively off the lead in this second ‘major’ of the LPGA Tour.

Pace is the leader in this tournament, which is played in Low course of Baltusrolin Springfield, New Jerseywith 66 strokes and a lead over three golfers, with -4: Canadian Brooke Henderson and Chinese Xiyu Lin and Ruoning Yin.

Ciganda delivered a card of 72 (+1), including an eagle, three birdies and six bogeys, and is tied for 33rd position with ten other golfers. “It wasn’t easy. The day was complicated,” Navarrese said in remarks provided by the LPGA Tour. “I started with a bogey on 1, well, in the first round I went +1, which I thought was very good. Then I made a good par on 11, which gave me a little boost, and a good birdie on 12 Then I played really well, put it on the 14th in two, which was an incredible shot, and I made an eagle and got to -1. Then it was a little unfortunate because in the last four holes I hit the four greens and I made three bogeys”, added one from Ulzama.

Ciganda finished with a decidedly bitter taste but showed his confidence to improve this Friday. “That’s golf, you have to continue and there will be more tomorrow (…). You are there (in the standings) but what happens is that the course is complicated. So, when you play well and the score is -1 or -2. , what I can do it, because it will be easier”, he concluded.

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His card of 72 strokes this Thursday is not bad and he will know better as time goes by. Navarrese had done the most difficult thing, surviving and hitting Baltusrol’s difficult lower course if he could, with the hit of the day at the 14th.

Ciganda will be satisfied after some good results on this first day: Brittany Altomare (+9), Georgia Hall (+8), Charley Hull (+8), Hinako Shibuno (+7), Gaby López (+6 ), Lexi Thompson (+5), Hyo Joo Kim (+5), Nelly Korda (+5), Maja Stark (+5), Hannah Green (+4), Atthaya Thitikul (+4), Danielle Kang (+4), In Gee Chun (+3), Anna Nordqvist (+3), Megan Khang (+3), Lydia Ko (+3)… Therefore, Carlota started quite well. The players are put there to be considered as Leona Maguire (-2) and other golfers aiming to fight for victory on Sunday such as Celine Boutier (-1) or Rose Zhang (-1) are under par.

The only blemish on Ciganda’s comeback was three greens in the last three putts on 15, 17 and 18. La malagueña Azahara Munoz (+4) He completed his comeback with a 75-hit card. The Andalusian started his round with a slight +5 through seven holes and from there he produced one under par, a demonstration that he can fully stand up to Baltusrol, with three birdies and two bogeys.