ANNA NORDQVIST IN THE MIX IN 12-HOLE FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARD
FROM THE LPGA TOUR WEBSITE
First-round play at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic was suspended due to darkness on Friday at 7:41 p.m. local time.
Heather Bowie Young and Silvia Cavalleri each shot 6-under-par 39 on the 12-hole, par 45 revised lay-out to take the clubhouse lead at the inaugural event.
A total of 27 players will return at 8 a.m. local time on Saturday morning to complete first round play, with second-round play beginning simultaneously..
Four players, including major champion Anna Nordqvist (pictured right) from Sweden , are tied for fourth at 5-under-par 40.
Heavy rains on Tuesday forced tournament officials to shorten the 18-hole layout at the Ocean Club Golf Course. Crews will continue to work on clearing water from the course into the night on Friday.
Lightning in the area forced a nearly three hour suspension of play between 10:38 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., further delaying tee times. The final group of the first round teed off at 6:25 p.m.
“It's just Mother Nature, and as a golfer you grow up with this,” said Bowie Young. “You know you just go when you can, and they're making the absolute best of the situation. I'm really glad we're playing golf.”
Tournament officials expect to complete two rounds of play by Saturday evening. To do so, players will remain in the same groups for the second round with no flip-flop of tee times.
Nordqvist Stays Low: Anna Nordqvist is no stranger to going low. In fact, last week at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, she carded a career-low 61 in the third round. Hard to believe she beat that score by 20 shots today on the 12-hole, par-45 layout at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.
“Last week I had a couple easy birdies and made a couple ten footers and golf just seemed very easy that day,” she said, in reference to her third-round 61 at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.
Nordqvist won twice on the LPGA in 2009 including a major championship victory at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship (now called the Wegmans LPGA Championship).
The two-time European Solheim Cup Team member enters this week seeking her third-career victory, and finally some putts are starting to fall for her. On Friday, she carded a 5-under-par 40.
“I feel like my game has been improving and improving all year,” she said. “I just haven't got any putts to drop really (until last week).”
Quote of the day – Tiffany Joh, who shot 4-under-par 41: "Before I teed off I was like, should I go to the bathroom? No, I can probably hold it for 12 holes.”
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First-round play at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic was suspended due to darkness on Friday at 7:41 p.m. local time.
Heather Bowie Young and Silvia Cavalleri each shot 6-under-par 39 on the 12-hole, par 45 revised lay-out to take the clubhouse lead at the inaugural event.
A total of 27 players will return at 8 a.m. local time on Saturday morning to complete first round play, with second-round play beginning simultaneously..
Heavy rains on Tuesday forced tournament officials to shorten the 18-hole layout at the Ocean Club Golf Course. Crews will continue to work on clearing water from the course into the night on Friday.
Lightning in the area forced a nearly three hour suspension of play between 10:38 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., further delaying tee times. The final group of the first round teed off at 6:25 p.m.
“It's just Mother Nature, and as a golfer you grow up with this,” said Bowie Young. “You know you just go when you can, and they're making the absolute best of the situation. I'm really glad we're playing golf.”
Tournament officials expect to complete two rounds of play by Saturday evening. To do so, players will remain in the same groups for the second round with no flip-flop of tee times.
Nordqvist Stays Low: Anna Nordqvist is no stranger to going low. In fact, last week at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, she carded a career-low 61 in the third round. Hard to believe she beat that score by 20 shots today on the 12-hole, par-45 layout at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.
“Last week I had a couple easy birdies and made a couple ten footers and golf just seemed very easy that day,” she said, in reference to her third-round 61 at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.
Nordqvist won twice on the LPGA in 2009 including a major championship victory at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship (now called the Wegmans LPGA Championship).
The two-time European Solheim Cup Team member enters this week seeking her third-career victory, and finally some putts are starting to fall for her. On Friday, she carded a 5-under-par 40.
“I feel like my game has been improving and improving all year,” she said. “I just haven't got any putts to drop really (until last week).”
Quote of the day – Tiffany Joh, who shot 4-under-par 41: "Before I teed off I was like, should I go to the bathroom? No, I can probably hold it for 12 holes.”
TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES
CLICK HERE
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