Ko sales opportunities in Texas following dropping No. 1 place in women’s position
THE COLONY, Texas (AP) — Her virtually two-calendar year operate at No. 1 in the women’s planet golf rating over, Jin Younger Ko was back again on best Thursday in the Volunteers of The us Vintage.
Ko shot an 8-below 63 in scorching situations at Aged American to acquire a 1-stroke direct about fellow South Korean key champions and location inhabitants In Gee Chun and Jeongeun Lee6.
The 25-12 months-previous Ko lost the No. 1 rating when Nelly Korda won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday for her second straight victory.
“That’s great,” Ko mentioned about dropping to No. 2. “And I’m even now alive. So does not matter definitely.”
Ko started her morning round with seven pars, manufactured a 15-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th and performed the closing nine in 6-underneath 29 as the temperature climbed into the mid-90s.
“Shot wasn’t good, but placing was seriously very good,” claimed Ko, who has a house in nearby Frisco. “And then I browse the break really perfectly these days, so I had self-assurance on the green. I built a large amount of putts currently.”
Chun and Lee6 each and every experienced seven birdies in a bogey-absolutely free 64 in the afternoon. They both of those reside in Irving.
“Feel comfy being in the household,” Chun explained. “It’s the first time to be like property in the course of the event week and actively playing like match. So it sense a very little diverse, but it’s seriously fantastic. I’m so satisfied to participate in with my fans and my mates and my neighbors here.”
Lee6 won the 2019 U.S. Women’s Open for her lone LPGA Tour title.
“These times my truly feel is not ideal, but I’m making an attempt my best each day,” Lee6 explained. “I performed very well now.”
Emma Talley and Min-G Kim were two strokes back at 65, and Lake Merced winner Matilda Castren was at 66 with Perrine Delacour, Esther Henseleit, Sarah Jane Smith, Gerina Piller and Jasmine Suwannapura.
“I’m an Alabama grad, reside in Nashville, and am from Kentucky,” Talley explained. “So this warmth, it’s horrible, but I am made use of to it.”
Stacy Lewis, the Texan who received the 2014 event, opened with a 68.
Defending winner Angela Stanford, the community preferred playing alongside Ko the 1st two rounds, shot 69. The event was performed in early December past yr when the agenda was reconfigured due to the fact of the pandemic.
Lizette Salas, coming off a next-area finish in the Women’s PGA, birdied the closing two holes for a 70.
“I’m a little fatigued and perhaps a little mentally drained, but I nevertheless know I can participate in some excellent golf,” Salas mentioned.
Maria Fassi opened with a 73. The Mexican participant skipped the cut by a stroke in the Women’s PGA just after having a two-shot penalty for sluggish enjoy.
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