ORLANDO, Fla. – A Lim Kim shot a bogey-free, 7-under 65 on Thursday to take a four-shot lead within the opening spherical of the Hilton Grand Holidays Event of Champions, the LGPA Tour season opener.
The 29-year-old Kim, a two-time winner on tour together with the U.S. Ladies’s Open in 2020, birdied three of her ultimate 5 holes at Lake Nona to separate herself from Patty Tavatanakit and Jin Younger Ko, who every shot 69.
“My shot is sweet. Placing it good. Every part is sweet. Cool,” Kim mentioned.
The South Korean participant has a house in Orlando however mentioned she hadn’t been working towards a lot main as much as the season opener.
“In January I give attention to my physique, not working towards. However as we speak actually shocked, yeah,” she mentioned.
Rose Zhang, Yuka Saso, Hannah Inexperienced and Celine Boutier had been amongst a giant group of gamers at 2 beneath. Prime-ranked Nelly Korda opened with a 71 and No. 2 Lydia Ko, the defending champion, missed 5 putts between 3 and seven ft and shot 73.
Former main league pitcher Mark Mulder led the superstar discipline. He was the winner in 2017.
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