Posted on April 22, 2022 in News.
Lee in the lead, Boutier and Roussin-Bouchard 11th
It is the American Alison Lee who made the best card of this first round of the DIO Implant LA Open. With a card of 66 (-5), she is one step ahead of a trio of pursuers. Céline Boutier and Pauline Roussin-Bouchard rank 11th with cards of 69 (-2).
On the Wilshire Country Club, it is the American Alison Lee who leads the dance with a card of 66 (-5). She signs five birdies for no error and shone with her putting with only 25 putts (she only takes 67% of the green in regulation). Alison Lee is one step ahead of the trio Nasa Hataoka, Emily Kristine Pedersen and Emma Talley, all three returned a card of 67 (-4). The Japanese Nasa Hataoka even signed seven birdies during her game, unfortunately marred by three bogeys.
With this birdie on 16, @alisonlee takes the solo lead at -5 at the @lpga_LA! 👏 pic.twitter.com/GWpPxNO8J9
- LPGA (@LPGA) April 22, 2022
The scores of our blues
The first French women rank 11th at -2. Starting from tee 10, Pauline Roussin-Bouchard spent her first leg at -2 with three birdies for a bogey. She will play par on the return for a card of 69 (-2). The rookie signs a solid game with 83% of greens in regulation: we hope that more putts will end up in the hole for the end of the tournament.
Celine Boutier also returns a card of 69 (-2). With three bogeys for a single birdie on her first three holes, the French number 1 started the machine on the 6th with a birdie, followed by one on the 8th, 12th, then 17th. She therefore ranks 11th.
Perrine Delacour returns a card of 73 (+2) during this first round. Starting from 10, she spent her first nine holes in -1, before signing two bogeys and a double bogey, against a single birdie on her return. She ranks 64th, within the limit of the provisional CUT.
Agathe Laisné ranks one shot behind Perrine Delacour in 83rd position. With only 50% of greens in regulation, Agathe Laisné signs a birdie for four bogeys and therefore a card of 74 (+3).
At-5, @alisonlee is the only player to card a bogey-free round Thursday at the @lpga_LA and has the solo lead!
FULL LEADERBOARD ⬇️ https://t.co/n2YIasCSpj
- LPGA (@LPGA) April 22, 2022
To find the complete leaderboard of the first round of the DIO Implant LA Open: click here.
By Baptiste Laurensou.
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