On April 1, Beijing time, the LPGA Chevron Championship, the first Grand Slam of the year with a total prize money of up to 5 million US dollars, will end the first round of competition at Mission Hill Golf Club in California, USA. Australian star Lee Min-chi shot 66 (-6) with 0 bogeys and 6 birdies, tying for the lead with American Jennifer Kapchou. Defending champion Thailand’s Patty – Tawa Tarikt shot 67 (-5), alone in third. Chinese players Lin Xiyu and Liu Yu shot 72 and tied for 48th.
“I started from the back nine and made three birdies in the first six holes, so I got off to a good start,” said Minji Lee, 25, the world‘s fourth-ranked player. I just tried to trust the process, it was my process, and had 2 birdies on the back nine, so it was fine. In 2021, Minzhi Lee won his sixth LPGA title at the Evian Championship.
And Jennifer Kapqiu, who is tied for the lead with Li Minzhi, went out on the offensive very violently. He scored 4 birdies in the first 5 holes, and made 4 consecutive birdies from the 11th hole to the 14th hole, and scored 9 birdies in total. Swallowed 3 bogeys and performed extremely well. “I really like the layout of this golf course, it’s been in perfect shape every year. It’s always fun to be here, so just get the hang of what I love about the course and the atmosphere.” Post-game Jennifer- Capuchin said excitedly.
World No. 1 Gao Jinrong ended her negative score and shot a 74 (+2) this round to rank T78. This is the first time she has not scored a negative score since the 2021 HSBC Women’s Championship.
Gao Baojing, who won the runner-up at Mission Hill Country Club in 2021, shot 5 birds, 1 bogey, 68 (-4) in this round, and Gabriela Raffles, Georgia Hall, Anna Nordquist, Ka Rowling Masson and Pachali Anna Narugan tied for fourth place. The 18-year-old Ko Baojing won the Chevron Championship five years ago.
China’s Lin Xiyu (2 birds, 2 bogeys) and Liu Yu (1 bird, 1 bogey), who were in poor form, shot 72 and tied for 48th.Return to Sohu, see more
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