“It’s a very important day and going to be a very memorable day for me”, Park said.
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Battling through a lingering left thumb injury, Inbee Park shot a 1-over 72 in the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club on Thursday, reaching 2-under at one point before bogeys on three of her final seven holes dropped her five shots off the pace of leader Brooke Henderson.
“I was quite nervous this morning. I feel truly honored”, said world No. 2 Park. “This is a very, very special feeling”. She is only the second Korean inductee after Park Se-ri back in 2007 and the 24th overall.
Inbee Park is in – the LPGA Hall of Fame, that is – as of early Thursday night.
Henderson was at 3 under after making a birdie at the hard par-4 18th – her ninth hole of the day – which yielded just five birdies among the early players.
She is the 25th member of the hall.
Completing the first round will officially mark 10 years competing on tour, which is the final requirement Park needs to meet to qualify for the LPGA Hall of Fame. The longest driver on tour said coming into the week that she would attempt to overpower the tight, tree-lined Sahalee Country Club by hitting lots of drivers, but that strategy backfired badly. Christina with birdies on three of her last seven holes posted her score of two under par.
Ko is in a tie for 10th, four shots behind Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson.
“I pulled my shot a little bit, caught the left apron and following right into the hole”.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Shawn Stefani, Tom Hoge and Seung-yul Noh shared the FedEx St. Jude Classic lead at 5-under 65. “The greens are ideal”.
Michelle Wie shot a 78, making a double bogey and five bogeys.
The 23-year-old was the first alternate from Japan sectional qualifying and will make his major tournament debut after Woods, who has not played since undergoing back surgery last September, confirmed he was not ready to return to action.
Dustin Johnson, the 2012 victor, was in the group at 66 with Steve Stricker, Jamie Donaldson, Colt Knost, Brian Gay and Miguel Angel Carballo.
Brooke Henderson made good on a deal she made with her sister earlier this season by giving the vehicle she won with a hole-in-one on Thursday to her lucky sib.
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Ko has held the top spot in the world rankings for 33 straight weeks and claimed the last two majors, winning at The Evian Championship last season and then taking advantage of Jutanugarn’s late struggles to win the ANA Inspiration in early April. He won the last of his three senior titles in 2012, and won at Torrey Pines in 1991 for his lone PGA Tour victory.
