KNIGHT HOLDS 18-HOLE LEAD IN CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
Allie Knight (Knoxville, Tenn.) carded an early-round 68 (-3) to lead the Championship division after the first day of the LPGA Professionals National Championship presented by Voice Caddie. A PGA Teaching Professional at Fairways and Greens Golf Center in Knoxville, Knight used her workplace’s name as her competitive mindset.
“I had four birdies and one bogey, so I played pretty well,” said Knight. “I hit a lot of good shots and I think I only chipped maybe two times. I also hit a lot of greens – just hit it on the green, lagged it up there and if it went in it went in. I played kind of steady fairway-green, didn’t really get in a lot of trouble or anything and just kept it straight and hit it well.”
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Hataoka opens up six-shot gap at LPGA Marathon Classic
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11/07/2021 - 01:30 Nasa Hataoka, of Japan, stretched her lead to a whopping six shots with a 64 during the third round of the Marathon Classic in Ohio Gregory Shamus GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP 3 min
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Japanese star Nasa Hataoka will take a commanding six-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Marathon Classic after firing a seven-under 64 on Saturday in Sylvania, Ohio.
The 22-year-old soared back up the leaderboard in the third round to reach a 19-under 194 total at the Highland Meadows Golf Club course.
Starting the day with a two stroke lead, Hataoka widened the gap by hitting 17 of 18 fairways and rolling in eight birdies. Her only blemish was a three putt bogey on the par-four third hole.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) â Lizette Salas was in her happy place Thursday, and not just because she kept bogeys off her card at tough Atlanta Athletic Club and posted a 5-under 67 for a one-shot lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Her game is rounding into form as the Solheim Cup approaches. That’s a big deal to her, too.
But the broad smile went well beyond golf.
The COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on the 31-year-old Californian, dulling her usual spark and creating anxiety that she initially mistook for nerves.
âI really didn’t like myself in 2020, and I think with the whole COVID and not being able to work and have golf as my outlet, that really hit hard,â Salas said.