Coming very close to victory at the end of February in Thailand during her first LPGA tournament, 20-year-old rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap returned the best card of the day and leads the standings alongside Sweden’s Frida Kinhult (photo), young sister of the DP World Tour player. The French are slightly behind.
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After a week’s break and a few days before the first major of the season, the members of the LPGA are invited to Hawaii this week for the LOTTE Championship won last year by Hyo Joo Kim.
A beautiful environment that benefits the Thai woman for the moment Natthakritta Vongtaveelapsecond in her first LPGA appearance in February, and Sweden’s Frida Kinhult. The two players lead the dance after their 66 (-6).
.@fridakinhult1 birdies her 12th hole after this wonderful approach and has the solo lead at -5! ???? pic.twitter.com/NhsNdQ43rS
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Hyo Joo Kim aims for the double
They created a first small gap by counting two strokes ahead of their first pursuers. Hyo Joo Kimin the race for the double, her compatriot Yu Jin Sungthe American rookie Bailey Tardy et It was called Hataoka returned a 68 (-4) and tied for third place.
Pauline Roussin-Bouchard French premiere
The three Habs are further behind in the standings. Only Pauline Roussin-Bouchard was not beaten by the Hoakalei Country Club with his 72 (by). His card was animated by two bogeys and two birdies in the space of five holes. The double winner on the LET lacked precision with his long game (12 greens). She occupies the 37th position.
Eleventh in the last event, Perrine Delacour (58th) is in the nails of the cut after his 73 (+1) punctuated by three bogeys and two birdies. She also sinned on her windward greens attacks where she only hit the target ten times.
Celine Boutier follows his compatriots at one and two shots. The French did not sign the slightest birdie this Wednesday. She occupies the 76th position with the Moroccan Inès Laklaechin search of a historic first cut for his country.
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