With a 33.0% chance of winning, Thailand’s Atthaya Thitikul has taken the lead at the Chevron Championship with Jin Hee Im. The two shot the Friday round of 8 under 67 to take the lead, where Thitikul shot one bogey and six birdies. And Im scored a bogey-free round with three birdies on the front nine and at the back.
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Nelly Korda is just one stroke behind the leaders on the leaderboard. Korda is not only vying for the first major title of the season but also looking at a potential fifth consecutive win on the LPGA Tour as well. The LPGA pro started round three at the Chevron Championship with a double bogey on par-4 hole one. However, the 25-year-old quickly recovered and birdied the next hole.
She went on to make five more birdies with a bogey on the par-3 hole 7. She scored 7 under 69 to take the solo third position on the leaderboard. The three are now paired up to play the third round and the trio will start the round later than everyone in the field at 11:30 a.m. EST.
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The tee times for the rest of the field are given below:
| TEE | GROUP | TIME | PLAYERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 07:12 AM | Akie Iwai |
| 07:12 AM | Jenny Shin | ||
| 1 | 2 | 07:20 AM | Karis Davidson |
| 07:20 AM | Olivia Cowan | ||
| 1 | 3 | 07:28 AM | Robyn Choi |
| 07:28 AM | Cheyenne Knight | ||
| 07:28 AM | Alexa Pano | ||
| 1 | 4 | 07:39 AM | Mone Inami |
| 07:39 AM | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | ||
| 07:39 AM | Moriya Jutanugarn | ||
| 1 | 5 | 07:50 AM | Aditi Ashok |
| 07:50 AM | Yuna Nishimura | ||
| 07:50 AM | Ruoning Yin | ||
| 1 | 6 | 08:01 AM | Jennifer Kupcho |
| 08:01 AM | Caroline Inglis | ||
| 08:01 AM | Linn Grant | ||
| 1 | 7 | 08:12 AM | Caroline Masson |
| 08:12 AM | Ryann O’Toole | ||
| 08:12 AM | Jiyai Shin | ||
| 1 | 8 | 08:23 AM | Xiaowen Yin |
| 08:23 AM | Hye-Jin Choi | ||
| 08:23 AM | Wei-Ling Hsu | ||
| 1 | 9 | 08:34 AM | Hinako Shibuno |
| 08:34 AM | Lindsey Weaver-Wright | ||
| 08:34 AM | Charley Hull | ||
| 1 | 10 | 08:45 AM | Miyu Yamashita |
| 08:45 AM | Mi Hyang Lee | ||
| 08:45 AM | Madelene Sagstrom | ||
| 1 | 11 | 08:56 AM | Yuka Saso |
| 08:56 AM | Sei Young Kim | ||
| 08:56 AM | Esther Henseleit | ||
| 1 | 12 | 09:07 AM | Sarah Kemp |
| 09:07 AM | Paula Reto | ||
| 09:07 AM | Jasmine Koo | ||
| 1 | 13 | 09:18 AM | Stephanie Meadow |
| 09:18 AM | Kristen Gillman | ||
| 09:18 AM | Georgia Hall | ||
| 1 | 14 | 09:29 AM | Narin An |
| 09:29 AM | Brittany Lincicome | ||
| 09:29 AM | Allisen Corpuz | ||
| 1 | 15 | 09:40 AM | Hee Young Park |
| 09:40 AM | Peiyun Chien | ||
| 09:40 AM | Amy Yang | ||
| 1 | 16 | 09:51 AM | Nasa Hataoka |
| 09:51 AM | Gabriela Ruffels | ||
| 09:51 AM | Ally Ewing | ||
| 1 | 17 | 10:02 AM | Ayaka Furue |
| 10:02 AM | Brooke Henderson | ||
| 10:02 AM | Chanettee Wannasaen | ||
| 1 | 18 | 10:13 AM | Gemma Dryburgh |
| 10:13 AM | A Lim Kim | ||
| 10:13 AM | Isabella Fierro | ||
| 1 | 19 | 10:24 AM | Lindy Duncan |
| 10:24 AM | Marina Alex | ||
| 10:24 AM | Carlota Ciganda | ||
| 1 | 20 | 10:35 AM | Lydia Ko |
| 10:35 AM | Auston Kim | ||
| 10:35 AM | Stephanie Kyriacou | ||
| 1 | 21 | 10:46 AM | Anna Nordqvist |
| 10:46 AM | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | ||
| 10:46 AM | Xiyu Lin | ||
| 1 | 22 | 10:57 AM | Yealimi Noh |
| 10:57 AM | Andrea Lee | ||
| 10:57 AM | Lottie Woad | ||
| 1 | 23 | 11:08 AM | Maja Stark |
| 11:08 AM | Minami Katsu | ||
| 11:08 AM | Lauren Coughlin | ||
| 1 | 24 | 11:19 AM | Hae Ran Ryu |
| 11:19 AM | Shinsil Bang | ||
| 11:19 AM | Weiwei Zhang | ||
| 1 | 25 | 11:30 AM | Atthaya Thitikul |
| 11:30 AM | Jin Hee Im | ||
| 11:30 AM | Nelly Korda |
As the round concluded, the cut line after the 36 holes was 2 over, and the 132 field was cut short to only 73 remaining in the field. Among the ones who did not make the cut at Carlton Wood, three players happen to hold a rank in the 10-top Rolex World Ranking.
Three from the top 6 out of the Chevron Championship
The three unexpected players among the many who could not make the cut at the Chevron Championship were World No. 3 Celine Boutier, 10-time LPGA Tour winner and ranked fifth on Rolex rankings, Minjee Lee, and last but not least, the veteran player on the LPGA Tour with 15 LPGA Tour titles, Jin Young Ko.
Out of three, Ko performed better and had only one stroke deficit to make the cut. The Korean pro shot 3 over 71 in the second round, which was better than her opening performance of 4 over 76. While the French star struggled a lot at The Club. Boutier scored two bogeys, one double bogey, and three birdies to be 4 over 73 in round 2.
Lastly, Lee performed the worst of the three. She was T110 on the leaderboard, making 8 bogeys with a double in her two rounds, which was more than double of birdies scored by her (3). As many have lost the chance to lift the Chevr0n Championship’s trophy, who, according to you will be taking the title of first women’s major of the season? Tell us in the comments.