Irene, Wisconsin – Angel Yin started trying a new putt about a month ago and decided to use it for the first time in the most prestigious game in women’s golf.
The move worked well in the first round of Erin Hills.
Yin scored a 13 1/2-foot birdie putt on the 5-shot 18, taking the U.S. women’s open lead in 2020 champions A Lim Kim, Jinhee IM, Jinhee IM, Yealimi Noh, Rio Takeda and Julia Lopez Ramirez.
“I know our Open will be very fast, so I wanted to find a putter that can hold the ground and do what I want to do,” Yoon said. “It happened to be this putter. I started tinkering it about a month ago and I was lucky to use it.”
The 26-year-old from California enjoyed the 13-year-old U.S. Women’s Open in 2012 at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin, after she experienced a lot of ups and downs in the event.
She tied for second place at Charleston Country Club in South Carolina in 2019, but this was her last finish at the U.S. Women’s Open. Yin missed 75 seconds of layoffs last year.
“Either it’s really good or it’s really bad, I can’t see it on the weekends.” “I think it’s just a lot of sayings about the championship. You have to perform the best. There’s no mediocre. … You can try to save good speed, but in the end, if not, there’s no it, there’s no it.”
The biggest surprise among early leaders was Lopez Ramirez, who bogeyed her debut at the U.S. Women’s Open.
Lopez Ramirez won the Southeast Conference Championship in Mississippi in 2023 and 2024, but she suffered a major setback earlier this year when she initially thought it was actually a situation where food poisoning was actually appendicitis. Less than three months after her appendectomy, the Spaniard competed early in the women’s golf debut.
“I feel my confidence is back,” said Lopez Ramirez.
Takeda started at 10th, occupying six birdies from 9 holes from 14 to 4 to make up for her bogey at 17 and 2. I had a bogey-free round that included four birdies in five holes on 10-14. King’s birdie putts on No. 1 and 32 1/2 feet above No. 3 The birdie putts on No. 1 are 42 1/2 feet.
Chisato Iwai, Nasa Hataoka, Chiara Tamburlini, Youmin Hwang and Yui Kawamoto shot 69. Hinako Shibuno, Maja Stark, Pajaree Anannarukarn, Jiwon Jean, Jiwon Jean, Jig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig saig as saig saig saig as at 70. in Texas.
These scores are noteworthy, as only two players ended at the Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania last year’s U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania, with Yuka Saso winning four rounds in four rounds of 276 strokes.
Noh said the low score on the 72 court of 6,829 yards didn’t surprise her. Erin Hills’ difficulties were usually based on the power of the wind, and were relatively calm earlier on Thursday. Wind is expected on Friday.
“There are some t-shirts that get pulled up and a lot of Par-5s can be reached,” Noh said. “Some 3s are shorter than usual. So, I think today is the least graceful, which is definitely a good score.”
To show how forgiving the course would be when there wasn’t much wind, Brooks Koepka won the 2017 U.S. Open No. 16 and won the race record in a quiet week at Erin Hills.
Nelly Korda, the world’s top-ranked player, won 72 in her game when she chased her first American Women’s Open Championship. She never finished eighth with a tie.
Korda entered the 29.17% LPGA tour this week, but she didn’t make a bird until the last hole of the day. This still represents the beginning of Corda compared to last year, when she scored 10 points on the third hole of the game, played 80 in the first round and missed the layoffs.
“In general, I can’t complain,” Korda said. “The first day in the United States is open, it’s all about patience. I’ve hit it very well, so hopefully I can carry it on for the next few days.”
No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul has 75. LydiaKo Shooting 73.
