Charley Hull ended a two-year drought by winning in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago. Now she's tied for the lead at 64 with Jiwon Jeon after one round of The Annika on the LPGA Tour. Nelly Korda hasn't played in nearly two months and she kept her form. Korda chipped in for birdie on the last hole. She birdied four of her last five holes for a 66.
Charley Hull of England hits her tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the The Annika golf tournament at Pelican Golf Club, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Belleair, Fla. Charley Hull of England watches her tee shot on the first hole during the first round of The Annika golf tournament at Pelican Golf Club, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Belleair, Fla.
“I feel like I’ve been playing very, very well all year,” Hull said. “Sometimes you just forget how to win. So that’s kind of reminded me how to win.” “I had exactly the same yardage the last hole for the second shot, so I was talking to my caddie, ‘Like just hit the same shot?’ Then I hit it and then I saw the one bounce and went in the hole,” she said. “It was very cool to see the hole-in-one actually going into the hole.”Caitlin Clark draws a big crowd for an LPGA pro-am in FloridaJeon is No.
“Obviously, I want to keep my card for next year, but I try not to think about it too much,” she said. “I literally gave everything for last three days practice. I trying to figure out what I have to do out here and then really focus on like each shot. And then I think that work really paid off today. I want to continue to do the same thing for the rest of the tournament.”, and she did her stride toward the end.
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