On May 17, Beijing time, Lee Somi, a 25-year-old South Korean player, caught 8 birds on the free court, swallowed 2 bogeys and hit 66 shots, 6 below the par, taking the lead in the first round of Mizuho Bank Open.
Li Shaomi's performance rose and fell this year. Although he entered the top 20 twice, he was eliminated four times in six competitions, including the Founder's Cup last week. She started the day at hole 10, immediately caught birds when she went out, and then scored consecutive points at holes 13 to 15. Although there were also times of Tunbogey in the middle, she caught three more birds on the last six holes, taking a lead of two shots.
Bianca Pagdanganan, Mao Saigo, Gabriela Ruffels and Andrea Lee shot 68 shots, ranking second. Among them, Australian girl Gabriela Raffles took part in the competition for the first time and caught 4 birds without any mistakes.
"It's not easy. It rained at the beginning of the round, but it was windy in the morning," said Gabriela Raffles. "It must not be easy to play. The court is not very hard. You can attack the green directly. I attacked the flagpole, maintained a positive strategy, and was satisfied with the performance of the day."
After the transition, Chinese player Lin Xiyu caught three birds in a row. Unfortunately, he swallowed Bogey in the last hole and hit 69 shots, ranking sixth in the group.
Liu Yu, a Beijing girl, set out early in the morning, caught seven birds, swallowed five bogeys, and hit 70 shots, ranking 17th with Yin Raning and Nelly Koda. Nelly Koda, the world's number one, broke her winning streak last week. Today, she opened the door and hit 8 pars. She swallowed Bogey when making the transition. However, she caught 3 birds in the other 9 holes and saved a 70 shot shot.
Liu Yan caught a bird, swallowed two bogeys and one double bogey, and hit 75 shots, ranking 91.
Defending champion Zhang Siyang announced his retirement after finishing three holes due to illness.
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