GILBERT, Ariz. — Hannah Inexperienced birdied the ultimate six holes for a career-low 11-under 61 on Friday within the LPGA Tour Ford Championship, giving her a one-shot lead going into the weekend.
Elevated wind did little to gradual the low scoring within the inaugural occasion at Seville Golf and Nation Membership, with 20 gamers taking pictures 67 or higher and a minimize line of 5 beneath — tied for lowest in LPGA historical past.
Inexperienced set the usual at 14-under 130 after making 11 birdies, tied for second-most ever behind Annika Sorenstam’s 13 throughout her historic 59 in 2001. Sarah Schmezel had a bogey-free 63 to match Peiyun Chien (65) at 13 beneath.
Azahara Munoz (68) and Hyo Joo Kim (67) have been 12 beneath. Yuka Saso shot a bogey-free 63 that included two runs of 4 straight birdies. She was 11 beneath. Lydia Ko is tied along with her and three others following a bogey-free 64.
Lexi Thompson moved into rivalry with a second-round 65. She was amongst 12 gamers at 10 beneath.
All of the low scores left top-ranked Nelly Korda feeling a bit of unnoticed, even when she’s nonetheless inside attain of the lead. She closed with a bogey to shoot 68 and was 4 again in her bid to grow to be the primary LPGA participant to win three straight begins since Ariya Jutanugarn in 2016.
Korda had consecutive birdies after beginning on the again 9 and had two bogeys in three holes to show in 1-under 35. She had two birdies and eagled the par-5 fifth, however dropped a shot on the lengthy par-4 ninth when the remnants of a mud satan knocked her strategy shot brief left and she or he could not rise up and down.
Inexperienced had no hassle going low.
The 27-year-old Australian began the day six pictures again and instantly began racing up the leaderboard.
Inexperienced shot 4-under 32 on the entrance 9, added a birdie on No. 10 and closed with a flourish to shoot 29 on the again. The 2019 Girls’s PGA Championship winner missed the minimize on the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship final week, however gained the HSBC World Championship in Singapore three weeks in the past.
Jennifer Music had a hole-in-one the 160-yard 14th, however missed the minimize at 4 beneath.
