LPGA Classic 2022 R1
June 10-12
Seaview, Bay Course, Galloway, New Jersey
$1,750,000
Round 2, Round 3
Your clubhouse leader, @Stephkyriacou2. ⛳️
— LPGA (@LPGA) June 10, 2022
The rookie from Australia fired a first-round 65 at the @ShopRiteLPGA. pic.twitter.com/FLJW2LlRJg
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Stephanie Kyriacou, playing in her first ShopRite LPGA Classic, shot a bogey-free 65 to take her first 18-hole lead on the LPGA Tour at 6-under. It was her second sub-70 round this season having played the first during the JTBC Classic.
LPGA Classic 2022 R1
It was not only the lowest opening score in the Australian’s LPGA Tour career but also a career-best since her first Tour event at the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open.
“I just took three weeks off, so I think being able to just take some time off, work on some things, and then come out with a bit more confidence was definitely part of it. But I don’t know, I just didn’t really make a mistake. When I missed the green I made up and down. It was just fun to play today.”
LPGA Classic 2022 R1
Kyriacou, a two-time Ladies European Tour winner, missed the cut in her last three events and hadn’t played since the Cognizant Founders Cup. Her season-best result is a tie for 26th at the LOTTE Championship.
Sweden’s Frida Kinhult lies a shot back at 5-under after closing with an eagle on the par-5 ninth.
“It was really good tee-to-green all day. Felt really good to finally drop that one on the last. I had I think three lip-outs today, so I felt good to pin with one in the middle of the hole,” said Kinhult, who hit a 3-wood about 230 yards to about 13 feet to make the eagle. “No, it’s great. I played really, really solid out there. So I hit a lot of fairways and greens and managed to make a couple putts.”
LPGA Classic 2022 R1
Major champions Brooke Henderson and Jin Young Ko, as well as Marina Alex and Dottie Ardina are tied in third at 4-under. Henderson recorded her first bogey-free score since the third round of the Chevron Championship and said she feels comfortable at the Bay Course, having never missed a cut in the event in seven appearances.
“It was fun,” said Henderson. “I was just trying to make as many birdies as I could. No bogeys on card, so that’s also a bonus. Hopefully tomorrow can go out and continue similar game plan, try and make some birdies, and see what happens.”
Thirteen players are tied for seventh at 3-under including major champions Cristie Kerr, Jeongeun Lee6 and Pernilla Lindberg. Defending champion Celine Boutier and 2020 winner Mel Reid are among those in a tie for 35th at 1-under.
Jin Young Ko doing Jin Young Ko things
— LPGA (@LPGA) June 10, 2022
She’s in the clubhouse with a 67 at the @ShopRiteLPGA pic.twitter.com/faOiiOz4np
LPGA Classic 2022 R1
| Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 |
| 1 | Stephanie Kyriacou | -6 | 65 |
| 2 | Frida Kinhult | -5 | 66 |
| T3 | Dottie Ardina | -4 | 67 |
| T3 | Marina Alex | -4 | 67 |
| T3 | Brooke M. Henderson | -4 | 67 |
| T3 | Jin Young Ko | -4 | 67 |
| T7 | Nasa Hataoka | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Jeongeun Lee5 | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Caroline Masson | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Pernilla Lindberg | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Rachel Rohanna | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Meaghan Francella | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Lauren Hartlage | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Sung Hyun Park | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Cristie Kerr | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Jeongeun Lee6 | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Lindsey Weaver-Wright | -3 | 68 |
| T7 | Morgane Metraux | -3 | 68 |
| T20 | Maria Fassi | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Emma Talley | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Su Oh | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Ayaka Furue | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Lauren Coughlin | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Brittany Lang | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Kristen Gillman | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Dewi Weber | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Janie Jackson | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Hye-Jin Choi | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Yu Liu | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Jenny Shin | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Caroline Inglis | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Ruixin Liu | -2 | 69 |
| T20 | Brittany Lincicome | -2 | 69 |
| T35 | Luna Sobron Galmes | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Maisie Ventres Filler (a) | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Nuria Iturrioz | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Ssu-Chia Cheng | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Albane Valenzuela | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Sophia Schubert | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Celine Boutier | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Wichanee Meechai | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Robynn Ree | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Sarah Jane Smith | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Jing Yan | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Perrine Delacour | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Jasmine Suwannapura | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Mel Reid | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Elizabeth Szokol | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Min Lee | -1 | 70 |
| T35 | Haru Nomura | -1 | 70 |
| T52 | Kristy McPherson | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Youngin Chun | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Cydney Clanton | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Casey Danielson | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Muni He | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Sarah Kemp | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Aditi Ashok | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Chella Choi | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Alana Uriell | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Inbee Park | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Kaitlyn Papp | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Liz Nagel | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Gina Kim | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Jennifer Song | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Christina Kim | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Na Rin An | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Wei-Ling Hsu | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Hinako Shibuno | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Lydia Ko | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Paula Reto | Par | 71 |
| T52 | Jessica Peng | Par | 71 |
| T73 | Jenny Coleman | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Jiwon Jeon | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | In Gee Chun | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Yealimi Noh | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | In Kyung Kim | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Giulia Molinaro | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Lauren Kim | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Mariah Stackhouse | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Silvia Cavalleri | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Laney Frye (a) | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Haley Moore | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Klara Spilkova | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Lauren Stephenson | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Stacy Lewis | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Anna Nordqvist | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Ana Belac | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Savannah Vilaubi | +1 | 72 |
| T73 | Peiyun Chien | +1 | 72 |
| T91 | Celine Herbin | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Bailey Elizabeth Shoemaker (a) | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Pavarisa Yoktuan | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Jennifer Chang | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Dana Finkelstein | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Karrie Webb | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Bronte Law | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Marissa Steen | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Anne van Dam | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Katie Yoo | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Weiwei Zhang | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Dani Holmqvist | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Karis Anne Davidson | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Mariajo Uribe | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Leona Maguire | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | A Lim Kim | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Mo Martin | +2 | 73 |
| T91 | Katherine Kirk | +2 | 73 |
| T109 | Vicky Hurst | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Sydnee Michaels | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Mi Hyang Lee | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Brooke Matthews | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Haylee Rae Harford | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Sarah Burnham | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Alena Sharp | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Isi Gabsa | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Ruoning Yin | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Tiffany Chan | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Yu-Sang Hou | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Angela Stanford | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Kelly Tan | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Pornanong Phatlum | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Charlotte Thomas | +3 | 74 |
| T109 | Brianna Do | +3 | 74 |
| T125 | Georgia Oboh | +4 | 75 |
| T125 | Ashleigh Buhai | +4 | 75 |
| T125 | Gerina Mendoza | +4 | 75 |
| T125 | Fatima Fernandez Cano | +4 | 75 |
| T125 | Haeji Kang | +4 | 75 |
| T125 | Jaye Marie Green | +4 | 75 |
| 131 | Agathe Laisne | +5 | 76 |
| T132 | Yaeeun Hong | +6 | 77 |
| T132 | Mina Harigae | +6 | 77 |
| T132 | Allison Emrey | +6 | 77 |
| T132 | Bianca Pagdanganan | +6 | 77 |
| T132 | Linnea Johansson | +6 | 77 |
| T132 | Maria McBride | +6 | 77 |
| T138 | Na Yeon Choi | +7 | 78 |
| T138 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | +7 | 78 |
| T138 | Maddie Szeryk | +7 | 78 |
| T141 | Ilhee Lee | +8 | 79 |
| T141 | Vivian Hou | +8 | 79 |
| T141 | Katherine Perry-Hamski | +8 | 79 |
| 144 | Min Seo Kwak | +10 | 81 |
