Volunteers of America Classic R1

VOA Classic 2021 R1
July 01-04
Old American Golf Club, The Colony, Texas
$1,500,000
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4

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Jin Young Ko, just four days after giving up her Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Number 1 spot, shot a bogey-free 8-under 63 to take the lead in the Volunteers of America Classic.

VOA Classic 2021 R1

She shot six birdies and an eagle for her lowest career round on the LPGA Tour.

“It was great momentum for me [starting] on the back nine. I hit driver from the tee, then 5-wood from just over 200 yards. I was maybe 15 – 16 feet past the flag and it was a downhill putt, but I made it. It has been a while since I shot a bogey-free round.”

VOA Classic 2021 R1

Fellow Koreans Jeongeun Lee6 and In Gee Chun are one stroke back after each shot a bogey-free 64. All three players have made call the greater Dallas area their US home base.

“It has been a while since I played well. Today, my feel was not my best, but I’m trying,” said Lee6. “I’m trying my best every day. I think my short game was really good. It is very comfortable for me [this week] because I’m staying at home and sleeping in my own bed.”

VOA Classic 2021 R1

Symetra Tour member Min-G Kim and 2017 Symetra Tour graduate Emma Talley are two strokes behind Ko having recorded seven birdies and one bogey for 65s.

It was her best round by one stroke on the LPGA so far for Kim, who has made eight cuts in nine starts on the 2021 “Road to the LPGA” finishing in the top-10 twice.

“I was hitting the fairway on almost every single shot and my irons were really good,” said Kim. “I made a few putts on the first couple holes and that just got me rolling.

“During the offseason, I gained some distance and that helped tremendously. Now, all of the bunkers or rough that was in my way I can clear. I think my mindset is different this year, as well, and that helps.”

VOA Classic 2021 R1

Pos.	Player	To Par	R1
1	Jin Young Ko	-8	63
T2	Jeongeun Lee6	-7	64
T2	In Gee Chun	-7	64
T4	Min-G Kim	-6	65
T4	Emma Talley	-6	65
T6	Perrine Delacour	-5	66
T6	Matilda Castren	-5	66
T6	Esther Henseleit	-5	66
T6	Sarah Jane Smith	-5	66
T6	Gerina Piller	-5	66
T6	Jasmine Suwannapura	-5	66
T12	Dana Finkelstein	-4	67
T12	Ssu-Chia Cheng	-4	67
T12	Roberta Liti	-4	67
T12	Isi Gabsa	-4	67
T16	Celine Boutier	-3	68
T16	Jenny Coleman	-3	68
T16	Nanna Koerstz Madsen	-3	68
T16	Celine Herbin	-3	68
T16	Paula Reto	-3	68
T16	Vicky Hurst	-3	68
T16	Jeongeun Lee	-3	68
T16	Kris Tamulis	-3	68
T16	Katherine Kirk	-3	68
T16	Stacy Lewis	-3	68
T16	Jaye Marie Green	-3	68
T16	Cydney Clanton	-3	68
T16	Marissa Steen	-3	68
T16	Andrea Lee	-3	68
T16	Lauren Coughlin	-3	68
T16	Katherine Perry-Hamski	-3	68
T16	Ana Belac	-3	68
T33	Farah Bernadette O’Keefe (a)	-2	69
T33	Pornanong Phatlum	-2	69
T33	Ayako Uehara	-2	69
T33	Hyo Joo Kim	-2	69
T33	Clariss Guce	-2	69
T33	Brianna Do	-2	69
T33	Jackie Stoelting	-2	69
T33	Brynn Christine Walker	-2	69
T33	Marina Alex	-2	69
T33	Gaby Lopez	-2	69
T33	Angela Stanford	-2	69
T33	Elizabeth Szokol	-2	69
T33	Tiffany Joh	-2	69
T33	Lindy Duncan	-2	69
T33	Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras	-2	69
T33	Maia Schechter	-2	69
T33	Kristen Gillman	-2	69
T50	Peiyun Chien	-1	70
T50	Lauren Kim	-1	70
T50	Lizette Salas	-1	70
T50	Yu Liu	-1	70
T50	Yealimi Noh	-1	70
T50	Albane Valenzuela	-1	70
T50	Janie Jackson	-1	70
T50	Pavarisa Yoktuan	-1	70
T50	Sarah Burnham	-1	70
T50	Linnea Johansson	-1	70
T50	Liz Nagel	-1	70
T50	Benyapa Niphatsophon	-1	70
T50	Dottie Ardina	-1	70
T50	Sei Young Kim	-1	70
T50	Eun-Hee Ji	-1	70
T50	Natalie Gulbis	-1	70
T50	Kristy McPherson	-1	70
T50	Bianca Pagdanganan	-1	70
T50	Kendall Dye	-1	70
T50	Haley Moore	-1	70
T50	Yujeong Son	-1	70
T71	Aditi Ashok	E	71
T71	Kyung Kim	E	71
T71	Min Seo Kwak	E	71
T71	Anna Nordqvist	E	71
T71	Lindsey Weaver	E	71
T71	A Lim Kim	E	71
T71	Linnea Strom	E	71
T71	Alana Uriell	E	71
T71	Fatima Fernandez Cano	E	71
T71	Cindy LaCrosse	E	71
T71	Tiffany Chan	E	71
T71	Esther Lee	E	71
T71	Cheyenne Knight	E	71
T71	Na Yeon Choi	E	71
T71	Jenny Shin	E	71
T71	Katelyn Dambaugh	E	71
T71	Caroline Inglis	E	71
T88	Bailey Elizabeth Shoemaker (a)	+1	72
T88	Alejandra Llaneza	+1	72
T88	Avery Zweig (a)	+1	72
T88	Alena Sharp	+1	72
T88	Carlota Ciganda	+1	72
T88	Mind Muangkhumsakul	+1	72
T88	Laura Gonzalez Escallon	+1	72
T88	Greta Isabella Voelker	+1	72
T88	Suzuka Yamaguchi	+1	72
T88	Dani Holmqvist	+1	72
T88	Paula Creamer	+1	72
T88	Nuria Iturrioz	+1	72
T100	Maddie McCrary	+2	73
T100	Louise Ridderstrom	+2	73
T100	Jane Park	+2	73
T100	Maria Fassi	+2	73
T100	Mirim Lee	+2	73
T100	Wichanee Meechai	+2	73
T100	Jacqui Concolino	+2	73
T100	Julie Aime	+2	73
T100	Lee Lopez	+2	73
T100	Stephanie Meadow	+2	73
T100	Juli Inkster	+2	73
T100	Maria Fernanda Torres	+2	73
T112	Elin Arvidsson	+3	74
T112	Frida Kinhult	+3	74
T112	Brittany Lang	+3	74
T112	Sung Hyun Park	+3	74
T112	Luna Sobron Galmes	+3	74
T112	Daniela Darquea	+3	74
T112	Mi Hyang Lee	+3	74
T112	Kelly Tan	+3	74
T120	Rachel Rohanna	+4	75
T120	Caroline Hedwall	+4	75
T120	Kristin Coleman	+4	75
T120	Mariah Stackhouse	+4	75
T120	Jillian Hollis	+4	75
T120	Sydnee Michaels	+4	75
T120	Anne van Dam	+4	75
T120	Mi Jung Hur	+4	75
T120	Yani Tseng	+4	75
T120	Gemma Dryburgh	+4	75
T130	Laetitia Beck	+5	76
T130	Meredith Duncan	+5	76
T130	Jing Yan	+5	76
T130	Annie Park	+5	76
T134	Jaclyn Lee	+6	77
T134	Jiwon Jeon	+6	77
T136	Kris Tschetter	+7	78
T136	Katelyn Sepmoree	+7	78
138	Amelia Lewis	+9	80