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South Korea's Chun In-gee took advantage of the early afternoon situation at the KPMG National Women's PGA Championship at the Congressional Country Club on Thursday to match tournament records in Bethesda, Maryland with a par 8 under 64. Finished. After one round of action, on the field.
"We're trying to focus on the course of the process, not the results," Chun said. "I want to enjoy golf more on the course and talk more with the caddy. I'm happy with today's good round."
Chung is a Thai Polnanon He is 5 strokes ahead of Fatram and South Korea's Hejinche (2nd place tie after shooting 3 under 69). South Africa's Jennifer Chan and Paula Reto are tied for 4th with 2 unders.
1 Under 6th place Thailand's 9-member group includes defending champions Nelly Korda, Jennifer Cupcho, Australian Hannah Green, Japan's Nasa Hataoka and Ayaka Furue, Canada's Brooke Henderson, 3 Includes Koreans. Kim, Seiyon Kim, Inkmu Kim.
Kim Se-yong was the winner of the 2020 Women's PGA Championship, while Green won in 2019 and Henderson won in 2016.
"... When you get to the 3rd or 4th hole, it's OK," Green said. "Today, even a par is a great score."
Chun got off to a relatively modest start in a round from 1 under to 5 holes starting with a back nine. She started on the 15th hole on a par 4 and turned 5 under 31 with four consecutive birdies.
She won the LPGA Tour and the US Women's Open three times. 2015 Women's Open Champion Chung showed her only stumbling block of the day with a bogey on the 10th hole of par 4. She then fired four more birdies in the next six holes and took command in the first round.
Fifteen athletes, including Inbee Park from South Korea, finished the first day equally. He won seven major championships in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Women's PGA Championships.
The third major prize of the season has doubled to $ 9 million, with 99 of the top 100 players competing for the LPGA Tour money list. The winner's share has doubled to $ 1.35 million.
The year before the PGA of America began collaborating with KPMG, the 2014 wallet was only $ 2.25 million.
– Field-level media
