October 31 - November 03
New Taipei City, Chinese Taipei
$2,200,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
Following the first round of the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA presented by CTBC defending champion Nelly Korda is tied atop the leaderboard with two-time 2019 tournament winner Mi Jung Hur at 6-under par.
Hur managed to stay bogey-free on Thursday despite hitting only 6 of 14 fairways in tricky weather conditions that saw rain and swirling winds. Korda, who became a Rolex First-Time Winner at this event in 2018, had three bogeys coupled with seven birdies and an eagle to get off to a hot start. While there is pressure to defend her title, Korda said she was feeding off the support she got from the gallery in Chinese Taipei.
โIt's definitely so special,โ Korda said of being the defending champion. โI'm recognized by so many people now and everyone is really rooting for me. They are like, "Again! Again!" Hopefully I can get it done but there's still a lot of golf to be played.โ
Australiaโs Minjee Lee, who was runner-up to Korda at the event in 2018, sits in third at 5-under par following the first round. Lee was able to take advantage of the conditions on the back nine with four birdies and said that was key to her opening-round success.
Defending Champion @NellyKorda is tied for the lead at 6-under after the first round of the @SwingingSkirts.
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โIt was pretty windy out there, so I started with a birdie, which is nice, and then I think I took a little more advantage on the back nine where you could really -- some of the holes were downwind, so you would have a shorter shot in,โ Lee said. โI holed a nice couple putts out of range [including a 30-footer on No. 5] so that was nice, too. I think overall, it was pretty solid.โ
Four players are tied for fourth at 4-under par following the first round, Amy Olson, Caroline Masson, Angel Yin and Su Oh.
Race to the GME Globe nearing the finish line
Heading into the 30th week of the 2019 Race to the GME Globe, four-time winner Jin Young Ko leads the standings with 4,148 points. Two-time 2019 winner Brooke Henderson is second with 2,772 points, followed by Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Jeongeun Lee6 with 2,652 points.
The 2019 season brings a fresh face to the Race to the CME Globe. LPGA Members will accumulate points at each official LPGA Tour event leading up to the CME Group Tour Championship. The top 60 points earners and ties will then earn a spot in the CME Group Tour Championship, with the entire field competing for the $5 million purse and the $1.5 million winnerโs check, the largest single prize in the history of womenโs golf.
At this weekโs Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA several players are on the bubble of making it into the CME Group Tour Championship. Players must finish in the top 40 and ties at the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA to earn Race to the CME Globe points.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
T1 |
Nelly Korda | -6 |
66 |
T1 |
Mi Jung Hur | -6 |
66 |
3 |
Minjee Lee | -5 |
67 |
T4 |
Amy Olson | -4 |
68 |
T4 |
Caroline Masson | -4 |
68 |
T4 |
Angel Yin | -4 |
68 |
T4 |
Su Oh | -4 |
68 |
T8 |
Hinako Shibuno | -3 |
69 |
T8 |
Azahara Munoz | -3 |
69 |
T8 |
In-Kyung Kim | -3 |
69 |
T8 |
Hyo Joo Kim | -3 |
69 |
T8 |
Jessica Korda | -3 |
69 |
T8 |
Ally McDonald | -3 |
69 |
T14 |
Amy Yang | -2 |
70 |
T14 |
So Yeon Ryu | -2 |
70 |
T14 |
Megan Khang | -2 |
70 |
T14 |
Morgan Pressel | -2 |
70 |
T14 |
Yu-Sang Hou (a) | -2 |
70 |
T19 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -1 |
71 |
T19 |
Brooke M. Henderson | -1 |
71 |
T19 |
Celine Boutier | -1 |
71 |
T19 |
Anna Nordqvist | -1 |
71 |
T19 |
Lizette Salas | -1 |
71 |
T19 |
In Gee Chun | -1 |
71 |
T19 |
Sei Young Kim | -1 |
71 |
T19 |
Alena Sharp | -1 |
71 |
T19 |
Kristen Gillman | -1 |
71 |
T19 |
Jenny Shin | -1 |
71 |
T29 |
Teresa Lu | E |
72 |
T29 |
Ho Yu An (a) | E |
72 |
T29 |
Inbee Park | E |
72 |
T29 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | E |
72 |
T29 |
Mel Reid | E |
72 |
T29 |
Georgia Hall | E |
72 |
T29 |
Eun-Hee Ji | E |
72 |
T29 |
Annie Park | E |
72 |
T37 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Jin Young Ko | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Gaby Lopez | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Sung Hyun Park | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Yu-Ju Chen | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Austin Ernst | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Ssu-Chia Cheng | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Ashleigh Buhai | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Chella Choi | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Pornanong Phatlum | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Charley Hull | 1 |
73 |
T37 |
Gerina Piller | 1 |
73 |
T50 |
Lydia Ko | 2 |
74 |
T50 |
Pei-Ying Tsai | 2 |
74 |
T50 |
Mi Hyang Lee | 2 |
74 |
T50 |
Na Yeon Choi | 2 |
74 |
T50 |
Jaye Marie Green | 2 |
74 |
T50 |
Hsuan Chen | 2 |
74 |
T50 |
Tiffany Joh | 2 |
74 |
T50 |
Sarah Schmelzel | 2 |
74 |
T50 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | 2 |
74 |
T59 |
Brittany Altomare | 3 |
75 |
T59 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | 3 |
75 |
T59 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 3 |
75 |
T59 |
Yu-Ling Hsieh | 3 |
75 |
T59 |
Rose Zhang (a) | 3 |
75 |
T59 |
Jennifer Kupcho | 3 |
75 |
T59 |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | 3 |
75 |
T59 |
Katherine Kirk | 3 |
75 |
T59 |
Cydney Clanton | 3 |
75 |
T59 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | 3 |
75 |
T69 |
Hannah Green | 4 |
76 |
T69 |
Maria Fernanda Torres | 4 |
76 |
T69 |
Tzu-Chi Lin | 4 |
76 |
T72 |
Chieh Jessica Peng | 5 |
77 |
T72 |
Sakura Yokomine | 5 |
77 |
T72 |
Cheyenne Knight | 5 |
77 |
T72 |
Ai-Chen Kuo | 5 |
77 |
T76 |
Ching-Ling Chang | 6 |
78 |
T76 |
Mirim Lee | 6 |
78 |
T78 |
Huai-Chien Hsu (a) | 7 |
79 |
T78 |
Hsin-Yu Lu (a) | 7 |
79 |
80 |
Babe Liu | 8 |
80 |
81 |
Hsin Lee | 10 |
82 |