Gainbridge LPGA R1

Gainbridge LPGA 2022 R1
January 27-30
Boca Rio Golf Club, Boca Raton, Florida
$2,000,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4

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16-time Tour winner Lydia Ko fired a bogey-free 9-under 63, the 15th unblemished round for Ko in the last two seasons (three more than any other player in that span) to take a two-shot lead in the Gainbridge LPGA. This ties Ko’s lowest opening round of her LPGA career, most recently recorded at the 2013 Australian Open.

Gainbridge LPGA 2022 R1

“I didn’t have a great time on the putting green last week, so to kind of see putts going in was good imagery, and I tried to feed off that for the rest of the round. I hit a string of birdies on my front nine [after starting on the 10th]. Overall, I didn’t get into much trouble, was putting myself in play. When I had opportunity for birdie, for the most part I was able to hole it, which is nice.”

Gainbridge LPGA 2022 R1

Danielle Kang carded eight birdies to shoot a 7-under 65. This was the fifth time since the start of 2020 that Kang opened with a 7-under or better and the previous three times, she either won or finished runner-up.

“I don’t really try and focus on momentum, whether you have to create it, or it’s not there or there. I played well last week. It’s a new week. I still have things to work on. I still have things I need to focus on.

“Every golf shot is difficult. Golf is hard. My whole thing is to be mentally present and constantly work on the things that I need to work on without being so focused on the result, while knowing what I need to do and want to do but being able to prioritize what my values are right now.”

Gainbridge LPGA 2022 R1

Aditi Ashok, who signed for a 6-under 66, sits three shots back. She hit 17 consecutive greens in regulation before the par-4 18th halted her streak. Ashok added a new Callaway 5-hybrid into the bag to start the season and it paid dividends on the “really long” track.

“Last time [here at Boca Rio] I missed the cut, but I remember it being really long. This time I was kind of focused on playing the long holes good and worked on my hybrids a lot the last three, four days. That helped because I know I’m going to get at least five or six hybrids, maybe more, into greens. Being able to hit those close and make birdies with hybrids was good for me.”

Gainbridge LPGA 2022 R1

Pos.	Player	To Par	Total
1	Lydia Ko	-9	63
2	Danielle Kang	-7	65
3	Aditi Ashok	-6	66
T4	Maude-Aimee Leblanc	-5	67
T4	Jeongeun Lee6	-5	67
T4	Yuka Saso	-5	67
T4	Charley Hull	-5	67
T4	Hye-Jin Choi	-5	67
T4	Nasa Hataoka	-5	67
T4	Gerina Michelle Mendoza	-5	67
T11	Nelly Korda	-4	68
T11	Gaby Lopez	-4	68
T11	Ally Ewing	-4	68
T11	Marina Alex	-4	68
T11	Dana Finkelstein	-4	68
T11	Amanda Doherty	-4	68
T11	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	-4	68
T11	Jennifer Kupcho	-4	68
T11	Stacy Lewis	-4	68
T11	Brooke M. Henderson	-4	68
T11	In Gee Chun	-4	68
T11	Amy Yang	-4	68
T11	Bronte Law	-4	68
T11	Carlota Ciganda	-4	68
T25	Su Oh	-3	69
T25	Amy Olson	-3	69
T25	Sophia Corinne Popov	-3	69
T25	Ayaka Furue	-3	69
T25	Perrine Delacour	-3	69
T30	Rachel Rohanna	-2	70
T30	A Lim Kim	-2	70
T30	Ryann O’Toole	-2	70
T30	Lexi Thompson	-2	70
T30	Pajaree Anannarukarn	-2	70
T30	Christina Kim	-2	70
T30	Lauren Stephenson	-2	70
T30	Yaeeun Hong	-2	70
T30	Lilia Vu	-2	70
T30	Sophia Schubert	-2	70
T30	Cheyenne Knight	-2	70
T30	Madelene Sagstrom	-2	70
T30	Megan Khang	-2	70
T30	Georgia Hall	-2	70
T30	Jaye Marie Green	-2	70
T30	Muni He	-2	70
T30	Jeongeun Lee	-2	70
T47	Peiyun Chien	-1	71
T47	Katherine Perry-Hamski	-1	71
T47	Na Rin An	-1	71
T47	Laura Restrepo #	-1	71
T47	Dewi Weber	-1	71
T47	Jasmine Suwannapura	-1	71
T47	Inbee Park	-1	71
T47	Karrie Webb	-1	71
T47	Patty Tavatanakit	-1	71
T47	Mel Reid	-1	71
T47	Albane Valenzuela	-1	71
T47	Sarah Schmelzel	-1	71
T47	Laura Davies	-1	71
T47	Anna Nordqvist	-1	71
T47	Angela Stanford	-1	71
T47	Lauren Coughlin	-1	71
T63	Casey Danielson	Par	72
T63	Bianca Pagdanganan	Par	72
T63	Celine Boutier	Par	72
T63	Jenny Shin	Par	72
T63	Matilda Castren	Par	72
T63	Elizabeth Szokol	Par	72
T63	Brittany Lang	Par	72
T63	Linnea Johansson	Par	72
T63	Morgane Metraux	Par	72
T63	Allison Emrey	Par	72
T63	Xiyu Janet Lin	Par	72
T63	Wichanee Meechai	Par	72
T63	Jessica Korda	Par	72
T63	Brittany Lincicome	Par	72
T63	Caroline Masson	Par	72
T63	Atthaya Thitikul	Par	72
T63	Pornanong Phatlum	Par	72
T63	Hee Young Park	Par	72
T81	Moriya Jutanugarn	+1	73
T81	Giulia Molinaro	+1	73
T81	Pauline Roussin-Bouchard	+1	73
T81	Leona Maguire	+1	73
T81	Brittany Altomare	+1	73
T81	Yu Liu	+1	73
T87	Janie Jackson	+2	74
T87	Ruixin Liu	+2	74
T87	Pernilla Lindberg	+2	74
T87	Nanna Koerstz Madsen	+2	74
T87	Marissa Steen	+2	74
T87	Mirim Lee	+2	74
T87	Lindsey Weaver-Wright	+2	74
T87	Fatima Fernandez Cano	+2	74
T87	Ashleigh Buhai	+2	74
T87	Cristie Kerr	+2	74
T87	Esther Henseleit	+2	74
T87	Jenny Coleman	+2	74
T87	Jennifer Song	+2	74
T87	Cydney Clanton	+2	74
T87	Haeji Kang	+2	74
T87	Paula Reto	+2	74
T103	Kelly Tan	+3	75
T103	Maria Fassi	+3	75
T103	Ariya Jutanugarn	+3	75
T103	Austin Ernst	+3	75
T103	Stephanie Meadow	+3	75
T108	Alison Lee	+4	76
T108	Ana Belac	+4	76
T108	Katherine Kirk	+4	76
T108	Emma Talley	+4	76
T108	Annie Park	+4	76
T113	Taylor Collins *	+5	77
T113	Luna Sobron Galmes #	+5	77
T113	Nishtha Madan *	+5	77
T116	Beatriz Recari	+6	78
T116	Yealimi Noh	+6	78
T116	Mina Harigae	+6	78
T116	Angel Yin	+6	78
120	Na Yeon Choi	+7	79