Ariya 5 shots off the rate after preliminary
PUBLISHED: 22 Feb 2019 at 04:00
Pattaya: South Korea’s Ji Eun-Hee set the early rate at the Honda LPGA Thailand the other day with a round of nine-under-par 63, just one shot short of the course record, after a near-faultless screen on the opening day.
However while the South Korean was at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the day, the big contingent of Thai gamers were not far behind after an interesting preliminary that consisted of a hole-in-one, some eagles and birdies by the regional stars.
Ji, who won the very first LPGA occasion of the year and is leading ball game averages on the LPGA Trip, fired 10 birdies in her opening round at the Siam Nation Club Pattaya’s Old Course in Pattaya.
” I simply struck it fantastic, I altered my swing a bit and I altered a bit of my putting design and I made a great deal of putts,” she stated after the other day’s round. “The pressure is right off after winning the very first competition of the year. The early win has actually taken the pressure off.
” I have actually been here [to Thailand] a great deal of times and I have actually acclimatised to the heat. I altered my swing for my long video game which assisted on this course.”
3 gamers– Jenny Shin of South Korea, American Danielle Kang and Australia’s Minjee Lee– are connected for 2nd location after carding seven-under-par 65s.
The 8 Thai gamers in the field took advantage of the huge house crowd assistance and were quite in contention after their preliminaries, and delighted their numerous fans with some quality shots.
Thidapa Suwannapura made a substantial round of applause and cheers when she scored a magnificent hole-in-one on the 4th hole.
” To be sincere, I was wanting to make par however I was really delighted to get the hole-in-one and I hope it made the Thai fans delighted,” she stated after her round, completing with an even-par 72.
Crowd preferred and world No. 1 Ariya Jutanugarn likewise had her fans cheering when she scored an eagle 3 on the par-five seventh in addition to knocking in 6 birdies on the difficult Siam Nation Club Pattaya Old Course.
Ariya Jutanugarn responds after making a putt.
Ariya was the very best of the Thai gamers in the other day’s opening round and completed incorporated 10th location with 6 others after carding a four-under 68.
” I simply seem like it’s so unique to come back and play in my house nation, so to me this is among the most significant competitions,” Ariya stated after her round. “There were a great deal of fans cheering me on and I was so anxious throughout the very first couple of holes, however after that it was okay. I had a lot enjoyable today.”
Ariya stated she was fairly delighted with her video game, once again kept her motorist in her bag. She has actually not been positive utilizing motorist in her last couple of competitions and has actually selected a three-iron rather.
” I didn’t utilize the motorist today, however I have actually been practicing with it,” she included.
On the other hand, Ariya’s senior sibling Moriya completed with a round of 69 that consisted of 6 birdies, however her overall likewise consisted of 3 bogies and left her incorporated 16th location with 13 other gamers.
Among those sharing 16th location was Nelly Korda, who won recently’s Australian Open. The protecting champ is Nelly’s sibling Jessica, who is not participating this year due to injury.
Thai amateur gamer and crowd preferred Attaya Thitikul, who turned 16 on Wednesday, ended the day with a two-under 70, while Pornanong Phatlum had a 71. Other Thai gamers in the field consisted of Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras and hole-in-one star Thidapa Suwannapura, who both completed with even-par rounds of 72.
A smiling Attaya stated after her round: “I felt excellent after I scored my very first birdie. I believe this is an excellent start for me. The greens were really difficult and putting was tough for me, however I delighted in having fun with some really skilled specialists which offered me self-confidence. I will do my finest over the next 3 days.”
Benyapa Niphatsophon ended the day with a three-over 75, while compatriot Pajaree Anannnarukarn had a 77 and completed the day at the tail end of the field.
Seventy of the very best females’s gamers on the planet are fighting for overall cash prize of US$ 1.6 million (roughly 51.2 million baht), with the winner getting $240,000 (7.7 million baht).
Thidapa Suwannapura tees off throughout the preliminary. The Thai star struck a hole-in-one on the 4th hole. Narit
