THE COLONY, Texas (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim took the first-round lead Thursday in The Ascendant LPGA, breaking away at Old American with a back-nine birdie run in a 7-under 64.
“My putting hasn’t been good, so I hadn’t been able to hit low scores,” Kim said.
She's a rookie on the LPGA Tour.
“I hit good drives, good approaches; I putted really nicely.
Maddie shot 74 and amateur Ellie had a 76 in her LPGA Tour debut.
Persons:
— Hyo Joo Kim, Kim, Azahara Munoz, Sofia Garcia, Yu, Sang Hou, Sarah Kemp of, American Marina Alex, ” Kim, “, ” Garcia, She's, ” Alex, Celine Boutier birdied, Lexi Thompson, Thompson, Charley Hull, Arpichaya, Maddie, Ellie Szeryk, Ellie, ___
Organizations:
Old, Sarah Kemp of Australia, Texas Tech, LPGA, Globe, Solheim, CME Globe, Games
Locations:
Texas, Spain, Paraguay, Taiwan, American, Las Vegas, Arkansas, Thailand, China, Dallas