Meijer LPGA Classic 2022 R1
June 16-19
Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Michigan
$2,500,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
✅ 7 birdies
— LPGA (@LPGA) June 16, 2022
✅ 1 eagle
✅ No bogeys@jenniferkupcho overcomes a windy afternoon to shoot a 63 in Round 1 of the @MeijerLPGA! pic.twitter.com/nojI9nfCqU
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Jennifer Kupcho opened with a bogey-free 9-under 63 at Blythefield Country Club to take the lead of the Meijer LPGA Classic, a new career-best for the American who hit 10 of 13 fairways and 16 of 18 greens on Thursday.
Meijer LPGA Classic 2022 R1
“I hit a mistakenly really great shot on the first hole. Honestly, I thought I was going to miss the green but ended up great. Took advantage of that, and then sunk a longer putt on the second hole, and that really boosted my confidence, especially in this wind. I've been here the last couple of years and really been comfortable with this place. A lot of the holes are birdie holes, so I felt like I could go out and birdie every hole. I think that was the mindset starting every new hole, is doing that.
“There is a lot of golf so anything can happen. You see that week in and week out. Girls go out and shoot really low and then they shoot even par the next day so there is a lot of golf and we'll see what happens.”
YES!! ON FIRE! 🔥@jenniferkupcho eagles the 14th hole to take the solo lead at -9! pic.twitter.com/bthJW5fdxS
— LPGA (@LPGA) June 16, 2022
Meijer LPGA Classic 2022 R1
Fellow American Gerina Mendoza fired a 64 for just the second time of her career, her lowest recorded score since she shot 63 in 2017 at the Dana Open. Although she has missed four cuts in eight starts so far this season she does have one top-10 finish, a tie for sixth at the LOTTE Championship.
“I just really stayed present in every shot. I know it's very cliche to say, but it's really what you have to do. Kind of just keep your head down,” said Mendoza.
Meijer LPGA Classic 2022 R1
Major champions Anna Nordqvist of Sweden and American Lexi Thompson are tied in third place at 7-under alongside Swede Madelene Sagstrom. All three stayed bogey-free.
“Coming into today I knew I've been hitting it well and I've been putting in the work, so just coming out here and believing in myself and just staying in the moment, in the present,” said Thompson. “Had a little bit of a birdie streak. There are some reachable par-5s out there, so definitely have to take advantage of it. You still have to hit the shots, so it was a matter of just doing my routine and committing.”
Meijer LPGA Classic 2022 R1
| Pos. | Player | To Par | R1 |
| 1 | Jennifer Kupcho | -9 | 63 |
| 2 | Gerina Mendoza | -8 | 64 |
| T3 | Anna Nordqvist | -7 | 65 |
| T3 | Madelene Sagstrom | -7 | 65 |
| T3 | Lexi Thompson | -7 | 65 |
| 6 | Andrea Lee | -6 | 66 |
| T7 | Na Rin An | -5 | 67 |
| T7 | Stacy Lewis | -5 | 67 |
| T7 | Ruixin Liu | -5 | 67 |
| T7 | Bianca Pagdanganan | -5 | 67 |
| T7 | Megan Khang | -5 | 67 |
| T7 | Nelly Korda | -5 | 67 |
| T7 | Ryann O'Toole | -5 | 67 |
| T7 | Caroline Masson | -5 | 67 |
| T15 | Carlota Ciganda | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Katherine Kirk | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Brooke M. Henderson | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Jessica Korda | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | So Yeon Ryu | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Linnea Johansson | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Wichanee Meechai | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | In Gee Chun | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Atthaya Thitikul | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Minjee Lee | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Lilia Vu | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Morgane Metraux | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Chella Choi | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Isi Gabsa | -4 | 68 |
| T15 | Jasmine Suwannapura | -4 | 68 |
| T30 | Kaitlyn Papp | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Allisen Corpuz | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Leona Maguire | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Brittany Lincicome | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Valery Plata (a) | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Cydney Clanton | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Brittany Lang | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Pernilla Lindberg | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Marissa Steen | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Na Yeon Choi | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Cristie Kerr | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Lindsey Weaver-Wright | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Mirim Lee | -3 | 69 |
| T30 | Amy Olson | -3 | 69 |
| T45 | Tiffany Chan | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Elizabeth Szokol | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | A Lim Kim | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Celine Boutier | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Hannah Green | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Wei-Ling Hsu | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Lydia Ko | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Xiyu Janet Lin | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Alison Lee | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Stephanie Meadow | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Charlotte Thomas | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Yealimi Noh | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Fatima Fernandez Cano | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Mi Hyang Lee | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Lauren Coughlin | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Albane Valenzuela | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Hye-Jin Choi | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Jenny Shin | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Allison Emrey | -2 | 70 |
| T45 | Jeongeun Lee5 | -2 | 70 |
| T66 | Haru Nomura | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Jaye Marie Green | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Janie Jackson | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Frida Kinhult | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Ally Ewing | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Moriya Jutanugarn | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Sei Young Kim | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Sarah Schmelzel | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Stephanie Kyriacou | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Pornanong Phatlum | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Paula Reto | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Sarah Jane Smith | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Caroline Inglis | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Gina Kim | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Esther Henseleit | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Robynn Ree | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Sophia Schubert | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Ashleigh Buhai | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Nasa Hataoka | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Amy Yang | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Yu Liu | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Giulia Molinaro | -1 | 71 |
| T66 | Dana Finkelstein | -1 | 71 |
| T89 | Peiyun Chien | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Brooke Matthews | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Sadena Parks | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Brittany Altomare | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Ayaka Furue | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Hyo Joo Kim | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Yuka Saso | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Cheyenne Knight | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Jennifer Song | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Haylee Rae Harford | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Alena Sharp | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Liz Nagel | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Sarah Kemp | Par | 72 |
| T89 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | Par | 72 |
| T103 | Katherine Perry-Hamski | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Perrine Delacour | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Eun-Hee Ji | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Su Oh | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Kelly Tan | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Lizette Salas | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Muni He | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Inbee Park | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Patty Tavatanakit | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Gemma Dryburgh | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Haeji Kang | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Jenny Coleman | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Emma Talley | +1 | 73 |
| T103 | Sophia Popov | +1 | 73 |
| T118 | Maria Fassi | +2 | 74 |
| T118 | Min Lee | +2 | 74 |
| T118 | Lauren Stephenson | +2 | 74 |
| T118 | Angel Yin | +2 | 74 |
| T118 | Rachel Rohanna | +2 | 74 |
| T118 | Dottie Ardina | +2 | 74 |
| T118 | Gaby Lopez | +2 | 74 |
| T118 | Dewi Weber | +2 | 74 |
| T118 | Agathe Laisne | +2 | 74 |
| T127 | Mariajo Uribe | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Aditi Ashok | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Amanda Doherty | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Alana Uriell | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Ruoning Yin | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Hinako Shibuno | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Angela Stanford | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Ana Belac | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Sung Hyun Park | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Jennifer Chang | +3 | 75 |
| T127 | Brianna Do | +3 | 75 |
| T138 | Natasha Andrea Oon | +4 | 76 |
| T138 | Christina Kim | +4 | 76 |
| T138 | Mel Reid | +4 | 76 |
| T141 | Casey Danielson | +5 | 77 |
| T141 | Yaeeun Hong | +5 | 77 |
| T141 | Annie Park | +5 | 77 |
| 144 | Sanna Nuutinen | +8 | 80 |
