Best friend Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho carded an eagle on their strategy to a 6-under 64 to sign up for a three-team tie for first position after one spherical of the Dow Championship on Thursday in Midland, Mich.
The all-Thailand group of Chanettee Wannasaen and Jaravee Boonchant and two top-12 gamers on this planet, Ruoning Yin of China and Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand, joined Ewing and Kupcho at 64 after their first spherical at Midland Nation Membership.
The one reliable group match at the LPGA agenda, the Dow Championship had gamers compete in foursomes (exchange shot) on Thursday and can achieve this once more Saturday. The sector will play four-ball (absolute best ball) in the second one and ultimate rounds.
Ewing and Kupcho began their day at the again 9 and birdied the eleventh and twelfth holes earlier than a run of pars. After a birdie at No. 18 and a bogey on the first, they went birdie-eagle on the subsequent two holes for a jolt.
“We are each beautiful constant,” Ewing stated. “Simply roughly trusting each and every different and understanding our video games and in a position to roll in some putts, and for sure a three on a par-5 is at all times going to lend a hand, with simplest two out right here.”
Kupcho, a onetime primary champion, stated she sees each and every hollow at Midland as a birdie hollow. She’s taking part in with Ewing, who’s at the greatest heater of her profession with 3 immediately top-five finishes, together with at two majors.
“I requested her about 20 occasions,” Kupcho stated of teaming up with Ewing, “after which she in the end stated sure.”
“We’ve got performed (the) Solheim (Cup). We have by no means performed in combination, so it is been amusing roughly understanding that our video games are similar to put them up in combination,” Ewing stated.
Boonchant and Wannasaen had the one bogey-free card a few of the trio on the height.
“We hit many fairways, many vegetables, give ourselves … a large number of alternative to make birdies,” Boonchant stated. “With (Wannasaen’s) hanging, she’s like rolling the entirety. I feel maximum of our birdies come from her.”
Yin and Thitikul additionally began at the again 9 and rang up six birdies and a bogey for a 5-under 30. They added one ultimate birdie on the par-3 7th hollow to get to six beneath.
“(Thitikul’s) putter is simply so scorching. You do not want to the touch that. It is getting scorching,” Yin joked. “My activity was once simply to hit a shot, simply be sure the ball is at the inexperienced, and she or he’ll make the entirety. It is beautiful amusing.”
Two groups are one off the tempo at 5-under 65: American citizens Jennifer Chang and Annie Park, and Taiwan’s Ssu-Chia Cheng and Wei-Ling Hsu.
Lexi Thompson is taking part in with Brooke M. Henderson of Canada, and the pair additionally eagled the par-5 3rd Thursday en path to a bogey-free, 4-under 66. They are tied for 6th with Englishwomen Charley Hull and Georgia Corridor, in addition to Yealimi Noh and South Korea’s A Lim Kim.
–Box Degree Media
