Maguire Starts Strongly as Walsh Struggle in Korea
Karis Davidson and Yuri Yoshida each shot 6-under 66, while Haeran Ryu, Lucy Li and Lauren Coughlin stayed within two strokes.
- On Thursday, Australia's Karis Davidson and Japan's Yuri Yoshida shot 6-under 66s to share the first-round lead at the LPGA BMW Ladies Championship at Pine Beach Golf Links in South Korea.
- Located 330 kilometers south of Seoul, Pine Beach Golf Links hosts the 83-player, no-cut tournament, which includes 15 players from the Korea LPGA tour.
- Highest-Ranked player Haeran Ryu shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 and sits one stroke behind the leaders, while Lottie Woad and Kim Hyo-joo posted strong opening rounds.
- Defending champion Sei Young Kim and KLPGA points leader Seo Kyo-rim both carded even-par 72s, finishing tied for 40th place in the opening round.
- Next week, the LPGA Tour moves to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for The Maybank Championship, the third of four late-season events before returning to Florida.
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World No. 3 Ryu Hae-ran 1 shot off opening-round lead at LPGA event in Korea
World No. 3 Ryu Hae-ran put herself in early contention at the LPGA Tour event in her native Korea on Thursday. Ryu shot a bogey-free round of five-under 67 to begin the BMW Ladies Championship at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, some 330 kilometers south of Seoul. She is tied for third place with three other players and sits one stroke behind the two co-leaders, Karis Davidson of Australia and Yuri Yoshida of Japan. Ryu collected three birdies …
(Haenam=Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Tae-yong = Yoo Hae-ran at the LPGA Tour BMW Ladies Championship (total prize money $2.35 million, winner's prize...) held in Korea
[OSEN=Reporter Kang Hee-soo] Yoo Hae-ran (25) upheld the pride of the host country in the first round of the LPGA tournament held in Korea, the ‘BMW Ladies Championship 2026’. Yoo Hae-ran [played] at the ‘BMW Ladies Championship 2026’ (total prize money $2.35 million = approx.) which opened on the 22nd at Pine Beach Golf Links (Par 72/6,784 yards) in Haenam-gun, Gwangju-gun, Jeollanam-do.
World No. 3 Yoo Hae-ran unleashed a barrage of powerful shots from the first day.
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