Irish rookie Leona Maguire shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday at Lake Merced to take the first-round lead in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, the tour's second straight event on the San Francisco Peninsula.
Notes: Max Homa had to wait two years for his first PGA Tour title defense because the tournament was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The field features 10 of the top 15 in the world, headed by Justin Thomas at No. Thomas won the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in 2017.
WILSHIRE COUNTRY CLUB was host to the Ladies Professional Golf Association, without spectators, last month. Shown (arrow) lining up a putt on the semi-final Friday is Jessica Korda (ultimately the second-place finisher), who was playing with Jin Young Ko (third-place winner, in a tie) and Sei Young Kim.
The Wilshire Country Club opened its gates to 144 of the best players in women’s professional golf at the third annual “Hugel-Air Premia LA Open,” April 19 to 24.
But the gates to this year’s event were not open to the general public due to pandemic-related restrictions. Last year’s event was cancelled for the same reason.