A few of the most significant stars on the LGPA Tour are shining brighter than the Arizona sun so far at the inaugural Ford Championship.
Occurring at Seville Golf and Country Club beyond Phoenix, Pajaree Anannarukarn fired a bogey-free 63 and leads by herself at 9-under.
One stroke behind is Lilia Vu, who, like Wyndham Clark, continues to fight through a back injury. And yet, Vu stood firm and beings in a tie for 2nd with 4 others, consisting of Australian Gabriela Ruffels and Solheim Cup hero Carlota Ciganda.
“I believe I did quite well. I’ve been recuperating from a back injury, and my only objective today was to strike the ball strong,” Vu stated.
“It’s been sort of hard the previous number of weeks simply playing through discomfort and attempting to reach the golf ball. Today, that was my only focus, and it turned out truly fantastic.”
Lilia Vu plays a shot throughout the preliminary of the 2024 Ford Championship. Picture by Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Vu, like Anannarukarn, made 9 birdies on Thursday however found the par-3 8th with a bogey.
“I believe I was actually delighted to manage shots that I saw in my head,” Vu included.
“It’s been a while considering that I’ve had the ability to strike a shot that I see, so I believe it was incredibly enjoyable to be like, all right, I can strike a great little draw here. It winds up possibly like 10 or 15 feet, and go and attempt and make it.”
The previous UCLA Bruin struck 13-of-14 fairways and required just 24 putts, a quite outstanding round considering her ailing back.
Nelly Korda, on the other hand, signed for a 6-under 66. Obviously, with Korda’s success recently, she surpassed Vu in the Rolex Women’s Rankings. Korda now sits atop the rankings as the leading woman gamer worldwide.
“Played quite well, however entirely various weather condition compared to that recently,” Korda stated.
Nelly Korda lines up a putt. Image by Christian Petersen/Getty Images
“I understand Arizona has actually been getting a great little rain throughout the winter season. I understood there would be low ratings out there, so I required to be aggressive.”
Blustery weather condition produced ruthless conditions at last week’s Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship, however that did not stop Korda from dominating in a playoff over Ryann O’Toole. Korda has actually kept it light so far this week. Recently put a toll on the whole field, both physically and psychologically.
“I took Monday off and after that came out here actually early Tuesday and simply type of left the golf course and left here by 11:00 and offered myself the afternoon off,” Korda discussed.
“Then, I had an afternoon pro-am on Wednesday. I kept it quite light at the start of the week,
