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Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
World No. 1 Nelly Korda had very clean opening round at JM Eagle LA Championship
Photo byThe LPGA Tour returned to action on Thursday as they began play at the JM Eagle LA Championship. With the first major of the season in the Chevron Championship taking place next week this is the last time for players to really lock in as they prepare. Advertisement Among those who proved they are ready for Houston was Madelene Sagstrom as she carded the season's first ace on her final hole for an opening round of 65. That is tough to beat. World number one Nelly Korda finished right on Sagstrom's heels though with a 5-under day at 67. While that is impressive in and of its own right what stood out particularly was that Korda hit every single green in regulation on Thursday. It was the first time she has done that since the 2023 BMW Ladies Championship. Korda's opening round had 8 total birdies, including 4 in a row from holes 3-6. That is a different level of locked in. She ultimately had six approach shots from 105 to 130 yards away and landed them to an average proximity of 7 feet, 8 inches. I am going to go out on a limb and say that she is ready for Houston next week. The JM Eagle LA Championship continues play on Friday and can be seen on Golf Channel from 6-9pm ET.
USA Today
17-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Madelene Sagstrom opens with 65 at LA Championship after closing with first tournament ace
Madelene Sagstrom opens with 65 at LA Championship after closing with first tournament ace Madelene Sagstrom ended the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship with her first – ever – tournament ace. The recent winner of the T-Mobile Match Play in Las Vegas opened the LA Championship with a 7-under 65. The hole-in-one occurred on the par-3 ninth from 120 yards. "It got really cold our last three holes so I was – I have the shot that I play, we call it a 2-2-2, and it's like a little lower wind shot," said Sagstrom. "I'm like, you know, I don't think I can reach with my pitching wedge right now. Let's hit a little 2-2-2-9. It was perfect. I hit it really well. It would've been good anyway, but I was like, nope, it went in, and I was like, oh, did that just happen?" And the celebration? "I wish I was that athletic but I'm not," she said. "Well, I think I threw my hands up in the air and I was very excited. No, I don't know. It's weird because I actually got to see it. That's the best part. You get to see it go in." While her driver isn't as dialed in as she'd like, Sagstrom said momentum on the greens has carried over from Vegas. She's also trying to carry on a "match play mentality" of letting go of bad shots and moving on quickly. Sagstrom trails former AIG Women's British Open champion Ashleigh Buhai, who shot 63, by two strokes and sits tied with three-time major winner In Gee Chun. World No. 1 Nelly Korda trails by four. Amateur Asterisk Talley, 16, opened with a 69 at El Caballero Country Club, where she was a finalist at the U.S. Girls' Junior last summer.
