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Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Maria Jose Marin of
Colombia was tied for second with fellow afternoon starter
Arpichaya Yubol and morning players Olivia Cowan, Grace Kim, Hye-Jin
Choi, Lauren Walsh and Bianca Pagdanganan.
Haeran Ryu, the winner of consecutive majors this year at the
KPMG Women’s PGA and Evian Championship, topped a large group at
67.
The 20-year-old Marin had five straight birdies on the front
nine. She’s preparing for her senior season at Arkansas, where
she was the 2025 NCAA individual champion.
“I think I reached like a flow state that I haven’t reached in a
while,” Marin said. “After the British Open I didn’t play my
best golf, and I think getting that confidence back with this
round is all that I needed."
Her father is working as her caddie.
“I fully trust every break that he gave me,” she said.
Galdiano is making her fourth LPGA Tour start of the year. The
28-year-old from Hawaii played at UCLA.
“Every start on the LPGA means a lot to me, so just enjoy the
moment really,” Galdiano said.
Playing in the second group of the day off the first tee,
Galdiano had nine birdies and two bogeys on the on the
tree-lined layout.
“I love coming up to the Pacific Northwest,” Galdiano said “Like
great weather, good food. It’s kind of close to Hawaii for me,
so I feel pretty relaxed out here.”
Lexi Thompson opened with a 73, two days after announcing that
she's going to be a mother. Thompson posted on Instagram a photo
with husband Max Provost and photos of the sonogram of a girl
due in February.
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