Yan Liu, Ashleigh Buhai share the lead with 63 points in the LA Championship
LOS ANGELES – Yan Liu was in cold conditions with a 63-shot below 63 in cold conditions, comparing to Ashleigh Buhai’s first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle La Championship.
At El Caballero Country Club, temperatures were barely 60 degrees, Liu overcame an opening bogey, hitting the next nine in 7, hitting a 6-foot hawk on 5-16 and five birdies.
Liu said: “I had bogey, and the next hole I told myself, ‘You have to be calm, you have to be confident and brave. You can do it.” “Yes, talk to yourself. ”
After five pars bluntly, she shot the 7th birdie and made short birdie putts on No. 8 and No. 9. Looking for her first LPGA Tour victory, the 27-year-old Chinese player has the lowest tour career.
“Everything is perfect, but not my driver,” Liu said. “But a little bit. Now, my driver is a little bit too many fading out, but I’ll figure it out tomorrow.”
Buhai had nine birdies in her bogey-free morning round. The 35-year-old South African player won the 2022 Women’s British Open, the first of her two LPGA Tours.
“As long as you use the slopes correctly, we can access them at the location today,” Bukhay said. “If you hit the right bowl, you will get good results. Otherwise, you can easily short the double heads.”
Frida Kinhult made the last three holes for 64 holes in the second-tier group in the first tee.
The competition is being held in El Caballero due to the renovation of Wilshire Country Club. It will return to Wilhelm next season.
Madelene Sagstrom won the T-Mobile match in Las Vegas two weeks ago and joined Gee Chun, Miranda Wang, Jeongeun Lee6 and Jenny Shin in a loophole at the age of 65.
“It’s weird because I actually have to see it,” Sagstrom said, playing with top-ranked Nelly Korda and two-time defending champion Hannah Green in the morning. “This is the best part. You can see it enter.”
Sei Young Kim was 66 years old with Lauren Coughlin, Aditi Ashok, Akie Iwai, Saki Baba and Yu Liu.
Corda opened with 67 in the title battle ahead of the Chevron Championship Championship in Houston next week.
“Of the 18 greens, there were 18 hits, so my bogey was three putts, and I did one putt on the last hole, so I wasn’t very good about it,” Corda said. “But other than that, I did a great job from the tee and the green.”
Four of the world’s top five are playing the finals on the swing on the West Coast. Second-place Jeeno Thitikul overcame an late double bogey at 68 p.m., while Lilia Vu and No. 5 Green and No. 5 Green both hit 69. No. 3 Lydia Ko skipped the game.
California teenager Talley shot 69 shots with a sponsor’s waiver. She is the runner-up for the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Last year, she ranked second in El Caballero, a junior in the United States.
