BELLEAIR, Fla. — Haeran Ryu shot a 6-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in The Annika, with teen newbie Kai Trump final within the 108-player area after an 83 in her LPGA Tour debut.
Ryu had 4 straight birdies on Nos. 4-7 on her again 9 in breezy situations at Pelican Golf Membership. The South Korean participant received the Black Desert Championship in Utah in Might for her third profession LPGA Tour title.
“My shot is nice and putter is nice and the whole lot,” Ryu mentioned. “I am so completely happy to make … a whole lot of birdies.”
Trump is the granddaughter of President Donald Trump. Enjoying on a sponsor exemption, the highschool senior bogeyed the primary 4 holes and completed with 9 bogeys and two double bogeys.
“I used to be positively extra nervous than I anticipated, however I believed I hit a whole lot of nice photographs on the market,” she mentioned. “I hit a whole lot of good photographs simply to the fallacious spots.”
Grace Kim of Australia was second after a 65.
“I knew that wind was going to be up a bit of bit, and realizing this course is mostly on the more durable facet, I simply sort of simply performed my very own recreation,” Kim mentioned. “I did not focus an excessive amount of on a selected rating as such. Made just a few putts, which was good.”
Jennifer Kupcho shot 66, and Charley Hull was at 67 with Mao Saigo, Leona Maguire and Somi Lee.
“I performed fairly offered contemplating I did not get right here till Tuesday night time and needed to pull out of the pro-am yesterday as a result of I felt sick,” Hull mentioned. “So, I did not play the golf course. I had an early apply and managed to wing it spherical immediately. “
Defending champion Nelly Korda opened with a 71. She had 17 pars and a bogey on the par-4 ninth.
Korda received the event final 12 months to develop into the primary participant in 13 years to win seven instances in a season. She has but to win this 12 months.
The highest 60 within the Race to CME Globe qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship subsequent week, the place all 60 can win the $2 million prize.
