LPGA
Walmart NW Arkansas Championship 2018
June 22-24
Pinnacle Country Club, Arkansas
$2,000,000
June 22-24
Pinnacle Country Club, Arkansas
$2,000,000
Round 1
Gaby Lopez grabs Walmart lead with 63
Round 2
Round 3
Round 2
Round 3
June 22, 2018
Gaby Lopez, who took some time off after missing back-to-back cuts, fired an eight-under 63 to grab the first-round lead at the LPGA Tour's NW Arkansas Championship on Friday.
The 24-year-old did not play in the Meijer Classic last week, deciding instead to go home to Mexico and regroup.
The move paid dividends on Friday as she equalled her lowest round in relation to par for her career.
``The golf course is in great shape, the whole environment plays with me instead of against me,`` said Lopez, who also had an eight under at the Cambia Portland Classic last year.
``I've been working on basic stuff with my coach, Horacio Morales. That makes a big difference.``
Seven players are one shot off the lead at seven-under 64: Lee Min-jee, Catriona Matthew, Nasa Hataoka, Moriya Jutanugarn, Lizette Salas, Lee Mi-rim and Aditi Ashok.
A half dozen players finished two back of Lopez at six-under.
Lopez started with three birdies over her first four holes and carried that momentum the rest of the way.
She made six birdies on the front nine to make the turn in 30 and rolled in two more birdies on the back.
Lopez was also brilliant with the putter, needing just 25 putts in her round.
This is the first time that Lopez will take a lead into the second round on the US LPGA Tour. She has three career top 10s, but no titles.
Of the 144 players in the field, 104 finished under par.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Gaby Lopez | -8 |
63 |
T2 |
Minjee Lee | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Catriona Matthew | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Nasa Hataoka | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Lizette Salas | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Mirim Lee | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Aditi Ashok | -7 |
64 |
T9 |
Hyo Joo Kim | -6 |
65 |
T9 |
Austin Ernst | -6 |
65 |
T9 |
Brittany Marchand | -6 |
65 |
T9 |
Mo Martin | -6 |
65 |
T9 |
Brittany Altomare | -6 |
65 |
T9 |
Sandra Changkija | -6 |
65 |
T15 |
Mariajo Uribe | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Sandra Gal | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Sung Hyun Park | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Celine Boutier | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Ally McDonald | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Celine Herbin | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Shanshan Feng | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Stacy Lewis | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Lydia Ko | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Brittany Lincicome | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Pernilla Lindberg | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Jin Young Ko | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Katherine Kirk | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong | -5 |
66 |
T30 |
Christina Kim | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Ryann O'Toole | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Julieta Granada | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Mariah Stackhouse | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
So Yeon Ryu | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Lexi Thompson | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Juli Inkster | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Jeong Eun Lee | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Haeji Kang | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Charley Hull | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Azahara Munoz | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Brianna Do | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Alison Lee | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Maria Torres | -4 |
67 |
T44 |
Karine Icher | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Cheyenne Woods | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Tiffany Joh | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Mi Jung Hur | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Jessica Korda | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Anna Nordqvist | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Lee-Anne Pace | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Perrine Delacour | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Cydney Clanton | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Kris Tamulis | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Lee Lopez | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Jenny Shin | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Michelle Wie | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Inbee Park | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Kelly Shon | -3 |
68 |
T59 |
Emily Collins | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Morgan Pressel | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Thidapa Suwannapura | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Mel Reid | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Brittany Lang | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Jackie Stoelting | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Olafia Kristinsdottir | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Rebecca Artis | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Nelly Korda | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Sarah Jane Smith | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Eun-Hee Ji | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Yani Tseng | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Amy Yang | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Benyapa Niphatsophon | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Robynn Ree | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Daniela Darquea | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Natalie Gulbis | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Peiyun Chien | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Dani Holmqvist | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Bronte Law | -2 |
69 |
T79 |
Dylan Kim (a) | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Pornanong Phatlum | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Haru Nomura | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Jennifer Song | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Cristie Kerr | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Annie Park | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Carlota Ciganda | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Megan Khang | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Marina Alex | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Paula Creamer | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
In-Kyung Kim | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Yu Liu | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Amy Olson | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Caroline Hedwall | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Vicky Hurst | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Kassidy Teare | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Anne-Catherine Tanguay | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Lauren Coughlin | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Cindy LaCrosse | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Ayako Uehara | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Angela Stanford | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Kim Kaufman | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Emma Talley | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Laetitia Beck | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Luna Sobron | -1 |
70 |
T105 |
Wichanee Meechai | E |
71 |
T105 |
Lindy Duncan | E |
71 |
T105 |
Ashleigh Buhai | E |
71 |
T105 |
Emily Pedersen | E |
71 |
T105 |
Sun Young Yoo | E |
71 |
T105 |
Lauren Kim | E |
71 |
T105 |
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | E |
71 |
T105 |
Paula Reto | E |
71 |
T105 |
Katie Burnett | E |
71 |
T105 |
Giulia Molinaro | E |
71 |
T105 |
Caroline Masson | E |
71 |
T105 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | E |
71 |
T105 |
Tiffany Chan | E |
71 |
T105 |
Chella Choi | E |
71 |
T119 |
Hee Young Park | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Jaye Marie Green | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Beatriz Recari | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Jacqui Concolino | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Daniela Iacobelli | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Leticia Ras-Anderica | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Hannah Green | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Camilla Lennarth | 1 |
72 |
T128 |
P.K. Kongkraphan | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Maria Fassi (a) | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Madelene Sagstrom | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Mi Hyang Lee | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Alena Sharp | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Jane Park | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Amelia Lewis | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Su Oh | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Sydnee Michaels | 2 |
73 |
T137 |
Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 3 |
74 |
T137 |
Erynne Lee | 3 |
74 |
T137 |
Jessy Tang | 3 |
74 |
T140 |
Jing Yan | 4 |
75 |
T140 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 4 |
75 |
T140 |
Gemma Dryburgh | 4 |
75 |
143 |
Danielle Kang | 5 |
76 |
144 |
Joanna Klatten | 7 |
78 |
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Gaby Lopez | -8 |
63 |
T2 |
Minjee Lee | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Catriona Matthew | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Nasa Hataoka | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Lizette Salas | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Mirim Lee | -7 |
64 |
T2 |
Aditi Ashok | -7 |
64 |
T9 |
Hyo Joo Kim | -6 |
65 |
T9 |
Austin Ernst | -6 |
65 |
T9 |
Brittany Marchand | -6 |
65 |
T9 |
Mo Martin | -6 |
65 |
T9 |
Brittany Altomare | -6 |
65 |
T9 |
Sandra Changkija | -6 |
65 |
T15 |
Mariajo Uribe | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Sandra Gal | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Sung Hyun Park | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Celine Boutier | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Ally McDonald | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Celine Herbin | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Shanshan Feng | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Stacy Lewis | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Lydia Ko | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Brittany Lincicome | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Pernilla Lindberg | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Jin Young Ko | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Katherine Kirk | -5 |
66 |
T15 |
Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong | -5 |
66 |
T30 |
Christina Kim | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Ryann O'Toole | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Julieta Granada | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Mariah Stackhouse | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
So Yeon Ryu | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Lexi Thompson | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Juli Inkster | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Jeong Eun Lee | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Haeji Kang | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Charley Hull | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Azahara Munoz | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Brianna Do | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Alison Lee | -4 |
67 |
T30 |
Maria Torres | -4 |
67 |
T44 |
Karine Icher | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Cheyenne Woods | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Tiffany Joh | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Mi Jung Hur | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Jessica Korda | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Anna Nordqvist | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Lee-Anne Pace | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Perrine Delacour | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Cydney Clanton | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Kris Tamulis | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Lee Lopez | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Jenny Shin | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Michelle Wie | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Inbee Park | -3 |
68 |
T44 |
Kelly Shon | -3 |
68 |
T59 |
Emily Collins | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Morgan Pressel | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Thidapa Suwannapura | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Mel Reid | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Brittany Lang | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Jackie Stoelting | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Olafia Kristinsdottir | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Rebecca Artis | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Nelly Korda | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Sarah Jane Smith | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Eun-Hee Ji | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Yani Tseng | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Amy Yang | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Benyapa Niphatsophon | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Robynn Ree | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Daniela Darquea | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Natalie Gulbis | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Peiyun Chien | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Dani Holmqvist | -2 |
69 |
T59 |
Bronte Law | -2 |
69 |
T79 |
Dylan Kim (a) | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Pornanong Phatlum | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Haru Nomura | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Jennifer Song | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Cristie Kerr | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Annie Park | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Carlota Ciganda | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Megan Khang | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Marina Alex | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Paula Creamer | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
In-Kyung Kim | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Yu Liu | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Amy Olson | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Caroline Hedwall | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Vicky Hurst | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Kassidy Teare | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Anne-Catherine Tanguay | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Lauren Coughlin | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Cindy LaCrosse | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Ayako Uehara | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Angela Stanford | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Kim Kaufman | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Emma Talley | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Laetitia Beck | -1 |
70 |
T79 |
Luna Sobron | -1 |
70 |
T105 |
Wichanee Meechai | E |
71 |
T105 |
Lindy Duncan | E |
71 |
T105 |
Ashleigh Buhai | E |
71 |
T105 |
Emily Pedersen | E |
71 |
T105 |
Sun Young Yoo | E |
71 |
T105 |
Lauren Kim | E |
71 |
T105 |
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | E |
71 |
T105 |
Paula Reto | E |
71 |
T105 |
Katie Burnett | E |
71 |
T105 |
Giulia Molinaro | E |
71 |
T105 |
Caroline Masson | E |
71 |
T105 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | E |
71 |
T105 |
Tiffany Chan | E |
71 |
T105 |
Chella Choi | E |
71 |
T119 |
Hee Young Park | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Jaye Marie Green | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Beatriz Recari | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Jacqui Concolino | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Daniela Iacobelli | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Leticia Ras-Anderica | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Hannah Green | 1 |
72 |
T119 |
Camilla Lennarth | 1 |
72 |
T128 |
P.K. Kongkraphan | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Maria Fassi (a) | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Madelene Sagstrom | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Mi Hyang Lee | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Alena Sharp | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Jane Park | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Amelia Lewis | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Su Oh | 2 |
73 |
T128 |
Sydnee Michaels | 2 |
73 |
T137 |
Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 3 |
74 |
T137 |
Erynne Lee | 3 |
74 |
T137 |
Jessy Tang | 3 |
74 |
T140 |
Jing Yan | 4 |
75 |
T140 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 4 |
75 |
T140 |
Gemma Dryburgh | 4 |
75 |
143 |
Danielle Kang | 5 |
76 |
144 |
Joanna Klatten | 7 |
78 |