Jennifer Kuppo and Liona Maguire of Ireland put the 10-under-Barbar 60 together on Friday for the Vault in the Dow Championship Lead at the Midland (Mich.) Country Club.
On Friday, LPGA Tour served as the second round of the team event, but the first round using the Four-Ball (Best Ball) format. On Thursday and Saturday, they are played in Folysam (optional shot), and the last round of Sunday will return on the best ball.
For the tournament, Kuppo and Maguire improved the 13-end 127 for the tournament, a Scotland’s first-round leaders Jemma Drberg and Australia’s Caser. Drawberg and Porter posted 62 to be in controversy.
Three teams are ranked third at 11 am: China’s vehicles Liu and Yahui Zhang (62); Sarah Shamelzel and Albane Walenzuela (61) of Switzerland; And Manon de cry of Belgium and France’s Polyn Rousin-Bachard (61).
Maguire had an early highlight when he eagled the third hole of his team’s day in Par-4 12th. He gave better balls of the day and most of the team’s scores were thanks to Maguire, who had birds 2, 5, 7 and 9.
Maguire said, “Today the plan was to give itself as many opportunities as we could, try to get two opportunities on each hole.” “For most parts, we did so. It was good to start with a shirt to rolish the ball and start like an eagle. Jane made a good shower on 18, so that the speed could be placed through the bend.”
Kuppo won the 2022 Dow Championship with Lizet Salas and ended the runner-up with Elli Ewing last year.
“I think partners definitely help,” Kuppo said. “I think in general I enjoy coming to Michigan, both Grand Rapids and here. … I really enjoy coming here, enjoy the community and just enjoy all fans. This is always a great environment.”
Porter, a 22 -year -old fraud, five holes in a row starting from number 3 by birds and Drberg put a bogey on the card at number 8 before closing four more Birds and finishing with six straight straight pars.
“We both made a lot of puts, which clearly helps in this format,” said Porter. “You can go very rarely if you have heated both the vessels. I think we just made a put at the right time and helped each other.
“There were a couple holes that both of us used to make and were like us,” It’s ashamed that we could not do two. ” ,
The teams had Thai sisters Aria and Moria Jutanugaran (2 under), Lydi of New Zealand and Daniel Kang (1 Under) and Haran Rayu (1 Under) of Jhang and South Korea to remember the cuts of 4 under equivalent.
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