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Charley Hull takes opening lead in Texas
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December 4, 2020
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December 03-06
Old American Golf Club, The Colony, Texas
$1,750,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4




England's Charley Hull shot a 3-under 68 on Thursday and takes a one-stroke lead into the second round of the Volunteers of America Classic. Hull recorded her career-best VOA Classic 18-hole score with six birdies.


โ€œI was so cold out there. I played pretty solid. The golf course is playing so much different than it did last year. It's playing a lot longer, which I prefer. I struggled swinging the last two holes, I just got so cold. Along that lake you just get like freezing.โ€

The colder condition benefitted long hitters but Hull struggled with her accuracy. She hasn't held the opening lead since the 2016 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, where she finished in a tie for eighth.



โ€œI felt like I was hitting it really well up until [the eighth hole]. Actually, I didn't hit a green, but I was always just like a club short or something or half a club short and I was still putting just off the green, but I felt like I was hitting it pretty well and then just made some birdies coming in.โ€

Americans Jennifer Kupcho and Jessica Korda and Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum are tied for second at 2-under. All three agreed the cold was the story of the day and looked forward to milder temperatures predicted for Friday.


โ€œI'm feeling very cold today, yeah. So I just focus on like every shot that I play and just keep myself warm and bring a lot of clothes, jacket and like hand warmer and then so I don't like cold weather,โ€ said Phatlum.

โ€œI was just trying to stay warm. It was just really tough trying to figure out the wind, cold, wind and the cold. But yeah, no, happy with 2-under,โ€ said Korda. โ€œMade a bogey on my last hole, which, you know, oh, well, happens, but all in all it was a good day.โ€





Five players are tied for fifth at 1-under, including major champions Brittany Lang and Anna Nordqvist . Defending champion Cheyenne Knight is tied for 10th after a first-round 71 along with seven other players. 

First round play was suspended for darkness at 5:10 p.m. CT and will resume at 7:20 a.m. on Friday. 




Pos.
Player
Thru
To Par
R1
1
Charley Hull
F
-3
68
T2
Jessica Korda
F
-2
69
T2
Pornanong Phatlum
F
-2
69
T2
Jennifer Kupcho
F
-2
69
T5
Megan Khang
F
-1
70
T5
Gerina Piller
F
-1
70
T5
Brittany Lang
F
-1
70
T5
Ally Ewing
F
-1
70
T5
Anna Nordqvist
F
-1
70
T10
Angela Stanford
F
E
71
T10
Lindsey Weaver
F
E
71
T10
Madelene Sagstrom
F
E
71
T10
Cheyenne Knight
F
E
71
T10
Sophia Popov
F
E
71
T10
Jin Young Ko
F
E
71
T10
Mi Jung Hur
F
E
71
T10
Linnea Strom
16
E
T18
Chella Choi
16
1
T18
Cristie Kerr
F
1
72
T18
So Yeon Ryu
F
1
72
T18
Jodi Ewart Shadoff
F
1
72
T18
Nasa Hataoka
F
1
72
T18
Annie Park
F
1
72
T18
Tiffany Chan
F
1
72
T18
Ariya Jutanugarn
F
1
72
T18
Sung Hyun Park
F
1
72
T18
Nicole Broch Larsen
F
1
72
T18
Inbee Park
F
1
72
T18
Austin Ernst
F
1
72
T18
Yealimi Noh
F
1
72
T31
Moriya Jutanugarn
F
2
73
T31
Jasmine Suwannapura
F
2
73
T31
Mel Reid
F
2
73
T31
Yu Liu
F
2
73
T31
Haley Moore
F
2
73
T31
Lauren Stephenson
F
2
73
T31
Kristen Gillman
F
2
73
T31
Kelly Tan
F
2
73
T31
Su Oh
F
2
73
T31
Jeongeun Lee6
F
2
73
T31
Pajaree Anannarukarn
F
2
73
T31
Andrea Lee
F
2
73
T31
In Gee Chun
F
2
73
T31
Brittany Altomare
F
2
73
T31
Leona Maguire
16
2
T31
Emma Talley
14
2
T47
Alana Uriell
16
3
T47
Katherine Kirk
F
3
74
T47
Morgan Pressel
16
3
T47
Sarah Burnham
15
3
T47
Elizabeth Szokol
F
3
74
T47
Jeong Eun Lee
F
3
74
T47
Ryann O'Toole
F
3
74
T47
Cydney Clanton
F
3
74
T47
Amy Olson
F
3
74
T47
Perrine Delacour
F
3
74
T47
Hee Young Park
F
3
74
T58
Sarah Kemp
F
4
75
T58
Hannah Green
F
4
75
T58
Minjee Lee
F
4
75
T58
Stephanie Meadow
F
4
75
T58
Stacy Lewis
F
4
75
T58
Jing Yan
F
4
75
T58
Jillian Hollis
F
4
75
T58
Pernilla Lindberg
F
4
75
T58
Amy Yang
16
4
T58
Robynn Ree
16
4
T58
Jaye Marie Green
15
4
T69
Ayako Uehara
15
5
T69
Bronte Law
F
5
76
T69
Gaby Lopez
F
5
76
T69
Lindy Duncan
F
5
76
T69
Sarah Schmelzel
F
5
76
T69
Patty Tavatanakit
F
5
76
T75
Jackie Stoelting
F
6
77
T75
Eun-Hee Ji
F
6
77
T75
Mind Muangkhumsakul
F
6
77
T75
Caroline Masson
16
6
T79
Giulia Molinaro
16
7
T79
Jenny Coleman
16
7
T79
Bianca Pagdanganan
F
7
78
T79
Ashleigh Buhai
F
7
78
T79
Julieta Granada
F
7
78
T79
Sarah Jane Smith
F
7
78
T79
Tiffany Joh
F
7
78
T79
Esther Lee
F
7
78
T79
Xiyu Lin
F
7
78
88
Celine Boutier
F
8
79
T89
Maria Fassi
F
9
80
T89
Maria Torres
F
9
80
T89
Angel Yin
F
9
80
T92
Alexa Pano (a)
F
10
81
T92
Mi Hyang Lee
F
10
81
T92
Nanna Koerstz Madsen
14
10
95
Tillie Claggett
F
12
83
96
Brooke Morales
F
14
85
WD
Mirim Lee
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