Condensed First Round | 2024 HSBC Women’s World Championship

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With the third hole guys I’ll see you your two birdies and I’ll raise you Leona Maguire from the middle of the Fairway par in her first two holes and then this an early candidate for shot of the tournament in for an eagle to that’s what we then bounce back with a birdie

At the second and then this Approach at the third hole notoriously difficult Par Four all the way up the slope and from the players perspective they won’t be able to see and she didn’t see just how good this second shot was she roll under she was through three and a another

Birdie at the fifth there’s something going on with this third hole because his her gin Choy and what a final day she had last week in Thailand eight under the last 11 holes to finish third this was her approach up the hill at three didn’t look that great when it

First finished but here it comes edging closer and closer what a shot from the South Korean star she would make birdie to get on anami a rookie season on the LPGA Tour this year after her win at the Toto Japan classic the end of last year third

Shot and I would say that was pretty accurate down the hill this is a great hole this little path three very picturesque from up the top moving to her left oh easy as you like three underpath through four holes four strokes in two you can take advantage of

The slope on the left hand side and get it close it plays 5 yd up here at number three there a lot of elevation change with the approaches here on the T John coron this could work out pretty well underneath the hole importantly as well so a chance b a birdie for the

World number one we’re seeing most of the players this is a great spot to be putting from unlike Allison Le she can attack this and attack it she does so Vu into red figures with that Birdie on the slopes the Contours on the green bring it back

Towards the hole if you ask Le Leona Maguire this is this is makeable this one this could end up very very close for jinang Co what a terrific shot she said her goal this year is to remain injury free and to enjoy herself easy with this whole location today this will help

Jinan Co get back to even par that’s a lovely [Applause] three the eight par five couple of big hits to this point this is quick coming down the hill for the 2021 US Women’s Open Champion nicely played to get her [Applause] ins grip this club has been working for mul

Le oh you caught it Sophie that’s a lovely seven is for birdie to balance the books she’s got it oh brilliantly h that’s a good too cuz it’s a huge green the seventh almost prefer the angle of R yin’s second shot to V but well that’s

How good she is the read ride on this one snaps to the left she has no surprise no one putts better than her statistically to underpart shot to the second hole nice par on the opening and unable to see just how good that was and look at that rolling up

Beautifully to the hole it’s a blind second if your drive doesn’t go far enough tap him staying on the second winner last year at the Dana open her rookie season Lynn Grant it’s to one under par then this Birdie Park at the fifth of half five no problem for

Her well these insights are brought to you by KPMG and as we have a look at Lydia Co and this is regarding her first two starts of the Season where really couldn’t done any any better a win and second place but look the SG is The Strokes gained and that’s how much

Better she putted than everybody else in the field and uh you have a look there at The Strokes game putting per round you’re picking up a shot every round and nearly two shots when she was second place in fact and losing in a play after Nelly cord yeah that is that is quite

Ironic so she has puttered better than the field in the week she finished second just goes to you how only Five Paces from the right this flag water all the way down the left hand side 180 yards today oh this is good nearly very very good Grant big hitting swed not much in

This oh very nicely hook Yang at 15 no problems Ry no bucket 203 y does play downhill tough hole we haven’t seen too many within 20 ft here as yet that is a cracking shot from the frenchwoman oh that is one around here a few years

Ago oh she’s the only player on the LPGA Tour to rank in the top 10 in at seven doesn’t it well done Seline boutier that’ll get her inter this will be handy for Co this for Bernie at eight yes oh well done well done Brook Henderson now Bo into 10 start this in

The middle try and turn it over a smidge that was Heavy yeah you’ve seen that a couple of times from Lilia today just getting a little up the left so the right side of the fairways are speed slots here as we join Lil of Vu pitching

Into that 10th and again very hard to stop it coming out of that rough landing on a down slope chunked it with the approach for the up and down that is a handy four LPGA victories as well L Maguire three under through four today just been Treading Water since but not

There to move to 200 under par through nine holes up the hill moving right right in the middle at the 10th and a rough start three over par but she’s steady the ship a little bit trying to draw it in there and a really classy shot best one

We’ve seen from the Canadian interesting isn’t it looking at this the left side of the fairy so that Fall’s going to be below her feet trying to get to a left flag you can always see that just leaking out of fraction right no h done

Though J Co is one this event twice and this now is for a birdie for co could do with this going in and it’s looking very good indeed that’s a great roll from Co and a smile on the face shorten two but not an overly complicated pit shot just

Pitch it past that trap get a little check on it just like that off that lovely pit shot just short of the green oh dear it’s opening round now up to the par five 13th and ly Grant’s third and a good one at that in getting better birdie after that lovely pitch

Into the 13th oh yes well done Hensel light’s got company at three underp the team so this now third shot overly complicated from this spot very nicely judged there surpris Me Kate I mean they have produced a lot of great golfers remember we had Shan Shan Fang

In the Box a couple last year wasn’t that an absolute Delight as hat is pretty happy though yeah absolutely complely drive for show P for do this would be a good P for Lilia vu all done slope at 12 that is excellent wow well what a year it has

Know this could this round could get away from her meanwhile at 14 ly Grant Paws that one in to take the outright lead at four under par bogey free today for the Le shot into this back right pin on 14 can she convert for a birdie three of course she

Can so she gets a self into oh brilliant well Shadow 64 in Saudi Arabia a couple of weeks ago and that showed us how two1 depart Edge from 139 yards got to hoist this one up high into the air and hope it lands softly just like that 13th is is running

In it’s tracking nicely it’s tracking beautifully and in it goes surprised even herself goodness pitching wedge just a TA in birdie not many threes to be had on the 12th hole but one right there for M Lee middle section of the green just on the

Right hand side of her spine so this one will want to just drift a little right but she’s matched up the line and Pace beautifully there even with bunkers protecting both sides of the Fairway the 13th hole at Sentosa Golf Club values the approach more than the

T-shot while the cost of missing the Fairway here is minimal the Aon Insight tells us that the better decision on this hole is the second shot over the past 2 years only 29% of the field have gone for the Green in two however those who taken on the risk have

Benefited greatly by gaining nearly a quarter of a stroke on the field in last year’s final round Jin yongo was one of only two players to go for the 13th green despite holding the lead that decision and subsequent birdie lifted her win probability from 67 to

99% or but locking up the victory with five holes to play so this the Aon risk reward challenge well certainly if you look at how it was played Tim over the last couple of years it does pay to go for the green that’s where the reward can

Be yeah certainly so Kate back in 2022 you know you gained almost a third of a shot on the field but if you’re wondering why more Fairways were hit but fewer players went for the green last year that was simply fourth shot for the Japanese player I a

Footway no problem for her oh she makes a lot of birdies this player T the birdies on the LPGA Tour not long from Ireland it’s Leona Maguire this at the 16th hole she’ll play all these par FES the conventional way and only one shot off the pace and that is a

Beauty high three 15th jinang Co flag over on the right hand side right hand and slip it underneath the ball oh that is magical that is such a good shot the sound the contact you could always tell that was going to have some zip on it move right to left on jinyang

Co Ling on that front edge oh and trying trying to see if the hole would gobble it up this would be a very good part for Lea Maguire not a problem so dominant player is an Amer so cup play and finding a couple of birdies in the

Last three holes parut coming back up the slope for Co at 15 move a little right oh right in the middle that’s a gutsy up and down looking good that’s a solid approach it’s downhill all the way and down Green for Jin Young Co to get

Herself back into red figures Paws it in the middle you think she likes it around here K just a bitu looking a way right here on 17 looking to hit some kind of slinging draw into this front hle location bit clumsy just to keep her scorecard clean for the

Afternoon oh well done sometimes those putts for par do more for your confidence than holding approach on this par 516th oh come [Applause] on yeah that’s more like it yes one in a row there there are birdies out there not a problem for Patty last

Week a lovely way to end for M Lee still out on the golf course oh that is very well played and that is a good for from Patty and still very much in The Fray the ride of the eighth Hall memory serves correctly she will know okay that’s

Fine big part though and it’s a huge opportunity for schmelz oh that looked like it was going to come back towards the hole but how and a very good two-part to finish and a very impressive start for Sarah schmelzel who