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European duo Nicole Broch Estrup of Denmark and Gemma Dryburgh
of Scotland were the first team to post a 3-under 67 in the
tough foursomes format. They were joined by Camille Boyd and
Michelle Zhang, and Hira Naveed and Gurleen Kaur.
Juli Inkster, the 66-year-old Hall of Famer, played for the
first time this year and teamed with her prodigy, Angel Yin,
with a 69.
The alternate-shot format kept no team from being able to
separate at Midland Country Club, and most teams stayed close
going into the second round of fourballs.
“Legally Blonde” is the team name Korda and Cowan gave
themselves in a week that is more about fun coming off a tough
test at the Women's Open that Korda won for her second major of
the year.
Boyd and Zhang went with the name “Baddies” and they were up to
the task. The LPGA rookies had three birdies in their opening
seven holes, survived some rocky moments and joined the top of a
very crowded leaderboard.
Nine teams were a shot back at 68.
“Going into the event, we were both super excited,” Boyd said.
“It’s a fun thing. The crowds were great, so I think we were
just having good vibes out there and feeding off that energy for
sure.”
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