PAOLA MORENO LEADS LPGA TOUR 12-HOLE EVENT IN THE BAHAMAS
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Paola Moreno shot 4-under-par 41 on Saturday to take the 24-hole lead at the inaugural Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. Seeking her first-ever LPGA victory, Moreno leads Kent-born Australian Lindsey Wright by one shot at 9-under-par entering the final round.
For the second consecutive day, the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic featured a 12-hole, par-45 lay-out following severe weather on Tuesday that dropped more than a foot of rain on the Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis Resort.
“It’s been exciting and I just focus on what I can control and the holes ahead of me,” she said. “I’m very excited for tomorrow,” said Moreno at the end of play.
Moreno has two victories on the Symetra Tour and finished second on the Road to the LPGA last season to regain LPGA status. A tie for 23rd at the 2013 LPGA LOTTE Championship Presented by J Golf is her career-best finish.
“The only thing that matters right now is the first tee tomorrow (Sunday),” she said.
Her day consisted of four birdies, including a 25-foot putt on the sixth hole.
Wright carded the round of the week on Saturday with a 7-under-par 38 that included seven birdies.
Like Moreno, Wright is also seeking to become a Rolex First-Time Winner on Sunday.
“I just played faultless golf really,” said Wright. “I didn't make any mistakes. I made a ton of putts.”
The Aussie’s career-best finish came at the 2009 McDonald’s LPGA Championship, now the Wegmans LPGA Championship, where she was runner-up. She won three times on the Symetra Tour before joining the LPGA in 2005.
Eun-Hee Ji and Julieta Granada are tied for third at 7-under-par.
LPGA Statement Regarding The Completion of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
Tournament officials expect to complete 36 holes of golf by Sunday evening, making the inaugural Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic an official event with official money.
If the final round of 12 holes cannot be completed for any reason, the tournament will revert back to a 24-hole unofficial event with unofficial money paid, based on performance over the first two rounds.
Golf will be played on Monday morning only if a play-off must begin or continue to break a 36-hole tie.
Kerr looking for back-to-back wins. American Cristie Kerr returned to action this week for the first time since winning the Kingsmill Championship earlier this month. The 16-time LPGA winner is 6-under-par and three shots off the lead following a 5-under-par 40 on Saturday.
“I hit it really good, gave myself a lot of chances,” she said. “It played a little more difficult today even I think because of the wind.”
Layout change: On Sunday, the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic will again feature a 12-hole layout, but this time with one modification. The fourth hole will no longer be played in favour of the 18th hole, which will serve as the tournament’s finishing hole. The course will play to a par of 47. The routing will be: 10-6-7-5-11-12-13-14-2-3-8-18.
Currently 10th on the Rolex Rankings, Kerr jumped from a tie for 56th into a tie for fifth with her 5-under-par round. She is tied alongside American Mina Harigae and South Koreans Hee Kyung Seo, Ilhee Lee and Hee Young Park.
It hasn't been the smoothest week, though the tour wanted to at least try to play with two new sponsors - Pure Silk and the Bahamas Tourism Ministry.
Before heading out to her afternoon round Saturday, Catriona Matthew said she used only six of her 14 clubs in the opening round..
Tweet of the Day from Becky Morgan @BJMGolf: "Did you see a ball come this way?" I said to the man lying on the beach as I walked past in my golf shoes, caddy in tow... #thatsafirst
Quote of the Day from Paola Moreno on whether she is nervous about tomorrow: “Nerves are good. Yeah, of course. I mean I prepare myself for these kind of situations, to play the last day and hopefully win tournaments.”
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Paola Moreno shot 4-under-par 41 on Saturday to take the 24-hole lead at the inaugural Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. Seeking her first-ever LPGA victory, Moreno leads Kent-born Australian Lindsey Wright by one shot at 9-under-par entering the final round.
For the second consecutive day, the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic featured a 12-hole, par-45 lay-out following severe weather on Tuesday that dropped more than a foot of rain on the Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis Resort.
“It’s been exciting and I just focus on what I can control and the holes ahead of me,” she said. “I’m very excited for tomorrow,” said Moreno at the end of play.
Moreno has two victories on the Symetra Tour and finished second on the Road to the LPGA last season to regain LPGA status. A tie for 23rd at the 2013 LPGA LOTTE Championship Presented by J Golf is her career-best finish.
“The only thing that matters right now is the first tee tomorrow (Sunday),” she said.
Her day consisted of four birdies, including a 25-foot putt on the sixth hole.
Wright carded the round of the week on Saturday with a 7-under-par 38 that included seven birdies.
Like Moreno, Wright is also seeking to become a Rolex First-Time Winner on Sunday.
“I just played faultless golf really,” said Wright. “I didn't make any mistakes. I made a ton of putts.”
The Aussie’s career-best finish came at the 2009 McDonald’s LPGA Championship, now the Wegmans LPGA Championship, where she was runner-up. She won three times on the Symetra Tour before joining the LPGA in 2005.
Eun-Hee Ji and Julieta Granada are tied for third at 7-under-par.
LPGA Statement Regarding The Completion of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
Tournament officials expect to complete 36 holes of golf by Sunday evening, making the inaugural Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic an official event with official money.
If the final round of 12 holes cannot be completed for any reason, the tournament will revert back to a 24-hole unofficial event with unofficial money paid, based on performance over the first two rounds.
Golf will be played on Monday morning only if a play-off must begin or continue to break a 36-hole tie.
Kerr looking for back-to-back wins. American Cristie Kerr returned to action this week for the first time since winning the Kingsmill Championship earlier this month. The 16-time LPGA winner is 6-under-par and three shots off the lead following a 5-under-par 40 on Saturday.
“I hit it really good, gave myself a lot of chances,” she said. “It played a little more difficult today even I think because of the wind.”
Layout change: On Sunday, the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic will again feature a 12-hole layout, but this time with one modification. The fourth hole will no longer be played in favour of the 18th hole, which will serve as the tournament’s finishing hole. The course will play to a par of 47. The routing will be: 10-6-7-5-11-12-13-14-2-3-8-18.
Currently 10th on the Rolex Rankings, Kerr jumped from a tie for 56th into a tie for fifth with her 5-under-par round. She is tied alongside American Mina Harigae and South Koreans Hee Kyung Seo, Ilhee Lee and Hee Young Park.
It hasn't been the smoothest week, though the tour wanted to at least try to play with two new sponsors - Pure Silk and the Bahamas Tourism Ministry.
Before heading out to her afternoon round Saturday, Catriona Matthew said she used only six of her 14 clubs in the opening round..
Tweet of the Day from Becky Morgan @BJMGolf: "Did you see a ball come this way?" I said to the man lying on the beach as I walked past in my golf shoes, caddy in tow... #thatsafirst
Quote of the Day from Paola Moreno on whether she is nervous about tomorrow: “Nerves are good. Yeah, of course. I mean I prepare myself for these kind of situations, to play the last day and hopefully win tournaments.”
TO VIEW ALL THE SCORES
CLICK HERE
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