The Spanish Carlota Ciganda leads the LPGA Tour Ford Championshipwith local Sarah Schmelzel and South Korean Hyo Joo Kim, then sign 66 hits on Saturday (six under par), . They were all there, after three days of play, a card of 201 strokes, with total -15.
Ciganda The tournament started with a great opening day of 64 strokespositioning itself as co-leader in Arizona with another Spanish company, Azahara Muñozbut He dropped in the rankings after shooting a 71 on Friday.
Far from collapsing, the Spaniard, who has lived in Arizona for the last six years, so he is used to the desert air that comes out in the afternoon, had a good day saturday (66)regained three strokes with Joo Kim (69) and four with Schmelzel (70), where he leads.
“I’m from the north of Spain and I have four seasons there, so it can be very cold, it can be windy and it can be anything,” Ciganda said. “So I think I’m ready to play in any conditions and I like it when it’s a challenge.”
It certainly was after two days of perfect weather and the low score gave way to a strong wind that swung the balls on the greens of Seville Golf and Country Club.
One of the most affected is Hannah Green, who led the standings yesterday at 14 under par, but fell quickly as the wind made it difficult to pick the right club and even put the ball within the course’s boundaries. He finished in 21st position, with -11.
However, the leaders found a way to cope with the difficult conditions: Ciganda signs some ‘eagles’ before the wind began sending gusts of dust across the course, but he held on through the windy back nine to shoot a 15-under 201 on his attempt to win for the first time since the 2016 KEB Hana Bank Championship in South Korea.
Another Spanish golfer, Azahara Muñozstarted the tournament in an unparalleled way, with the co-leadership after the first day, but his performance became less, and after scoring 68 shots on the second day, yesterday he needed 71 shots to complete the course and dropped to 6th position (tied with 9 other golfers), with a score of 203 strokes, 13 under par.
LPGA Tour Ford Championship
Sorting (after Saturday)
1.- Carlota CIGANDA (ESP) – 201 (-15)
2.- Sarah SCHMELZEL (USA) – 201 – (-15)
3.- Hyo JOO KIM (KOR) – 201 (-15)
4.- Maja STARK (SUE) – 202 (-14)
5.- Yuka SASO (JAP) – 202 (-14)
The6.- Azahara MUÑOZ (ESP) – 203 (-13)
Source: La Verdad
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