Friday, Jan 28, 2022. 6:17 PM
(Update : Friday, Jan 28, 2022 7:33 PM)
Quebecer LPGA: Leblanc at the height of the race”>Maude-Aimée Leblanc brought back a card of 72 during the second round of Gainbridge in Florida, Friday.
After a hot start on the first 9 with three birdies, the Sherbrooke resident was unlucky and had to settle for eight pars in a row on the second 9. Despite a good tee shot and an acceptable approach shot, her putt on the 15th lacks precision by only a few centimeters.
“I had some good putts today. I’ve been playing long enough to know that there are days like this, and now we hope that the ball will fall tomorrow, “she said in an interview with RDS.
In 10th place, she is tied with her compatriot Brooke Henderson with a cumulative minus-5. Back on the court for an LPGA tournament for the first time since 2019, Leblanc is happy to return to this level of competition.
“I didn’t really have any expectations for this week, I had COVID a few weeks ago, but I had no expectations. I didn’t expect to play so well for the first round. »
“I was still quite nervous yesterday and the adrenaline was there. It had been a long time since I had experienced his emotions, but I was happy to be able to be on the ground, ”she said.
Danielle Kang is back at the top of the LPGA Tour tournament standings. Kang birdied her last two holes and turned in a 68 (minus-4) to share the Gainbridge Tournament lead with Lydia Ko.
Kang and Ko (70) are first in the standings with a combined minus-11 score on the course at Boca Rico Golf Club.
Both golfers are four strokes ahead of U.S. Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso (70) and England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff (69).
Conditions were cooler, windier and more difficult than the previous day. The pace was much different than the day before, when Ko had nine birdies to shoot 63, one stroke more than the tournament record.
Five golfers are tied for fifth, including Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux, who posted a 66 card, the best of the day. Accompanying him are Bronte Law (70), Nasa Hataoka (71), Charley Hull (71) and Aditi Ashok (72) at 6 under.
