KPMG Women’s PGA Championship R1

Women’s PGA 2021 R1
June 24-27
Highlands Course, Atlanta Athletic Club, Georgia
$4,500,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4

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Lizette Salas got off to a good start on Thursday, firing a 5-under 67 to take the lead of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club.

Women’s PGA 2021 R1

Salas missed only two fairways, made five birdies, went bogey-free and only used her putter 26 times.

“It was definitely not easy. We started with pretty wet conditions this morning, but the greens are rolling extremely pure. I had a really good warmup. I was really confident coming into this week, and I think my game really suits this golf course and kept it boring.”

Women’s PGA 2021 R1

Salas, who represented the U.S. in the last four Solheim Cups, is currently 19th on the points list with the top seven getting an automatic spot. A win this week could help put her on the short list for one of the three wild card picks by captain Pat Hurst.

“I know these courses are tough,” she said. “I believe that I could play well in these big events and contend, and I think that’s more so the shift in everything is that self-confidence, and I’m not afraid to be out here anymore. It’s fun. John’s been doing a great job,” she said of returning caddie John Killeen.

Women’s PGA 2021 R1

One shot behind at 4-under, Charley Hull made six birdies and two bogeys.

“I feel like I’m in a good head space at the minute, just out there having fun. I’m going home Monday, so I can’t wait to see my friends and family. I’ve been suffering a little bit with like being out there, being away from my family for so long.”

Women’s PGA 2021 R1

Jeongeun Lee6, Jessica Korda, Austin Ernst, Jessica Korda, Alena Sharp, Xiyu Lin, Yealimi Noh and Dani Holmqvist are tied for third at 3-under.

Women’s PGA 2021 R1

Pos.	Player	To Par	R1
1	Lizette Salas	-5	67
2	Charley Hull	-4	68
T3	Austin Ernst	-3	69
T3	Dani Holmqvist	-3	69
T3	Jessica Korda	-3	69
T3	Jeongeun Lee6	-3	69
T3	Xiyu Lin	-3	69
T3	Yealimi Noh	-3	69
T3	Alena Sharp	-3	69
T10	Dottie Ardina	-2	70
T10	Chella Choi	-2	70
T10	In Gee Chun	-2	70
T10	Cydney Clanton	-2	70
T10	Maria Fassi	-2	70
T10	Mina Harigae	-2	70
T10	Ariya Jutanugarn	-2	70
T10	Nanna Koerstz Madsen	-2	70
T10	Nelly Korda	-2	70
T10	Giulia Molinaro	-2	70
T10	Gerina Piller	-2	70
T10	Madelene Sagstrom	-2	70
T10	Patty Tavatanakit	-2	70
T23	Esther Henseleit	-1	71
T23	Hyo Joo Kim	-1	71
T23	Caroline Masson	-1	71
T23	Anna Nordqvist	-1	71
T23	Ryann O’Toole	-1	71
T23	Inbee Park	-1	71
T29	Marina Alex	E	72
T29	Sandra Changkija	E	72
T29	Hannah Green	E	72
T29	Lydia Ko	E	72
T29	Brittany Lincicome	E	72
T29	Yu Liu	E	72
T29	Leona Maguire	E	72
T29	So Yeon Ryu	E	72
T29	Angela Stanford	E	72
T29	Amy Yang	E	72
T39	Brittany Altomare	1	73
T39	Aditi Ashok	1	73
T39	Celine Boutier	1	73
T39	Sarah Burnham	1	73
T39	Jennifer Chang	1	73
T39	Lindy Duncan	1	73
T39	Ally Ewing	1	73
T39	Jaye Marie Green	1	73
T39	Caroline Inglis	1	73
T39	Danielle Kang	1	73
T39	Megan Khang	1	73
T39	Lauren Kim	1	73
T39	Minjee Lee	1	73
T39	Jeongeun Lee	1	73
T39	Wichanee Meechai	1	73
T39	Azahara Munoz	1	73
T39	Su Oh	1	73
T39	Hee Young Park	1	73
T39	Pornanong Phatlum	1	73
T39	Sophia Popov	1	73
T39	Yuka Saso	1	73
T39	Lexi Thompson	1	73
T39	Albane Valenzuela	1	73
T39	Lindsey Weaver	1	73
T63	Pajaree Anannarukarn	2	74
T63	Shanshan Feng	2	74
T63	Brooke M. Henderson	2	74
T63	Eun-Hee Ji	2	74
T63	Brittany Lang	2	74
T63	Alison Lee	2	74
T63	Mel Reid	2	74
T63	Paula Reto	2	74
T63	Alisa Rodriguez	2	74
T63	Klara Spilkova	2	74
T63	Mariah Stackhouse	2	74
T63	Maria Torres	2	74
Projected Cut: ( +2 )
T75	Matilda Castren	3	75
T75	Lauren Coughlin	3	75
T75	Dana Finkelstein	3	75
T75	Georgia Hall	3	75
T75	Nasa Hataoka	3	75
T75	Wei-Ling Hsu	3	75
T75	Christina Kim	3	75
T75	Cheyenne Knight	3	75
T75	Jin Young Ko	3	75
T75	Min Seo Kwak	3	75
T75	Mirim Lee	3	75
T75	Andrea Lee	3	75
T75	Pernilla Lindberg	3	75
T75	Gaby Lopez	3	75
T75	Sarah Schmelzel	3	75
T75	Luna Sobron Galmes	3	75
T75	Jennifer Song	3	75
T75	Marissa Steen	3	75
T93	Stephanie Connelly Eiswerth	4	76
T93	Perrine Delacour	4	76
T93	Jodi Ewart Shadoff	4	76
T93	Kristen Gillman	4	76
T93	Janie Jackson	4	76
T93	Moriya Jutanugarn	4	76
T93	In Kyung Kim	4	76
T93	Sei Young Kim	4	76
T93	Stacy Lewis	4	76
T93	Ruixin Liu	4	76
T93	Mo Martin	4	76
T93	Bianca Pagdanganan	4	76
T93	Sung Hyun Park	4	76
T93	Gabriela Ruffels	4	76
T93	Hinako Shibuno	4	76
T93	Elizabeth Szokol	4	76
T93	Ayako Uehara	4	76
T110	Ashleigh Buhai	5	77
T110	Joanna Coe	5	77
T110	Laura Davies	5	77
T110	Brianna Do	5	77
T110	A Lim Kim	5	77
T110	Jennifer Kupcho	5	77
T110	Esther Lee	5	77
T110	Lauren Stephenson	5	77
T110	Linnea Strom	5	77
T110	Jasmine Suwannapura	5	77
T110	Michelle Wie West	5	77
T110	Jing Yan	5	77
T110	Anne van Dam	5	77
T123	Ssu-Chia Cheng	6	78
T123	Celine Herbin	6	78
T123	Jiwon Jeon	6	78
T123	Sarah Kemp	6	78
T123	Cristie Kerr	6	78
T123	Katherine Kirk	6	78
T123	Allie Knight	6	78
T123	Bronte Law	6	78
T123	Kristy McPherson	6	78
T123	Stephanie Meadow	6	78
T123	Amy Olson	6	78
T123	Annie Park	6	78
T123	Emily Kristine Pedersen	6	78
T123	Kelly Tan	6	78
T123	Yani Tseng	6	78
T138	Carlota Ciganda	7	79
T138	Jenny Coleman	7	79
T138	Moira Dunn-Bohls	7	79
T138	Mi Jung Hur	7	79
T138	Haeji Kang	7	79
T138	Min Lee	7	79
T138	Haley Moore	7	79
T138	Angel Yin	7	79
T146	Ana Belac	8	80
T146	Nicole Broch Larsen	8	80
T146	Na Yeon Choi	8	80
T146	Caroline Hedwall	8	80
T146	Mi Hyang Lee	8	80
T151	Samantha Morrell	9	81
T151	Jane Park	9	81
T151	Jenny Shin	9	81
154	Muni He	10	82
155	Tiffany Chan	12	84
156	Ashley Grier	15	87