Hinako Shibuno Halfway to Another Major Title | LPGA | Ladies Professional Golf Association
In 2019 at England’s Woburn Golf Club, Japan’s Hinako Shibuno, nicknamed Smiling Cinderella for her ever-present grin, found her glass slipper by capturing the AIG Women’s Open title. Little more than a year later, Shibuno is inching ever closer to a second fairy-tale moment. On Friday, the 22-year-old shot a 4-under 67 on Champions Golf Club’s Jackrabbit Course and pulled three strokes clear of the field at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open at -7 overall. “Today my tee shots found the rough more often. However, my second shots were pretty stable and able to par on to the greens,” ...