Maria Torres put Puerto Ricos flag atop the leaderboard Thursday at the Evian Championship.The LPGA rookies move was well timed, giving the U.S. commonwealth a boost of pride with the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Marias devastating landfall looming.Torres was huddled with her family in San Juan when the hurricane hit on Sept. 20 of last year, thrashing their apartment with 155 mph winds. While the family emerged safely, they endured the aftermath, with no running water for two days and no air conditioning for a week.It was the most devastating natural disaster on record in the islands history. Torres said her homeland is still trying to rebound.It's getting back to normal, Torres said. We are almost to normal. We have so much stuff to repair, but I think we're moving in a good direction and hoping that this hurricane season doesn't do anything to us.Torres, a former University of Florida standout, took a share of the first-round lead with a birdie at the last. She stuffed her approach to 3 feet at the 18th to open with a 6-under-par 65, equaling the start of Spains Carlota Ciganda.Its the first time Torres has led or shared the lead after any round of an LPGA event.I never thought I was going to make it to Q-School, Torres said. Im just grateful to be here.
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There is some formidable competition chasing.Austin Ernst is one shot back while So Yeon Ryu, Brooke Henderson and Nasa Hataoka are two back.Inbee Park, In Gee Chun, Georgia Hall and Mo Martin are major champions among the pack just three back.It's a tough course, Ciganda said. You have to play very good from the tee. The rough is quite thick. It's really important where you hit to the greens, because the greens are very slopey. You have to play smart.While Evian has been scorched with record scoring in the past, birdies werent easy to come by on Thursday. Under blue skies and a warm sun, Evian Resort Golf Club was playing firmer and faster than players have been accustomed since its move to the rainy September season.Evian Golf Course is not easy, said Park, who is seeking to win her eighth major championship, which would equal Betsy Rawls for sixth place on the all-time list. I made three bogeys today. There were a lot of mistakes. I have to focus on making a little less tomorrow.How tough was it?Rolex world No. 1 Sung Hyun Park shot 77. She opened with a 63 last year.Nothing went well, Park said.Hall, who is seeking to win back-to-back majors, was delighted to finish bogey free.You have to be a good putter to play well around this golf course, Hall said.Torres climbed the leaderboard with six birdies, an eagle and two bogeys.I love this course, Torres said. Its really a strategic course. Theres no advantage to anybody.
Torres, Ciganda tied at Evian; major champs lurking
Torres, Ciganda tied at Evian; major champs lurking Georgia Hall did the same last month at the Ricoh Women day on the hillside course overlooking Lake Geneva. While her South Carolina hometown Seneca is at risk of flooding from Hurricane Florence,
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Maria Torres, Carlota Ciganda Tied at 2018 Evian Championship
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Maria Torres, Carlota Ciganda Tied at 2018 Evian Championship Maria Torres put Puerto Rico's flag atop the leaderboard Thursday at the Evian Championship. The LPGA rookie's move was well timed, giving the U.S. commonwealth a boost of pride with the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria's devastating landfall looming.
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Torres, the first Puerto Rican player to get an LPGA Tour card, went birdie-birdie-eagle from the 13th to 15th holes in a 65 that tied her atop the Evian Championship leaderboard with Carlota
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Torres, Ciganda tied at Evian; major champs lurking . Maria Torres stuffed her approach at the 18th to open with a 6-under-par 65, equaling the start of Spains Carlota Ciganda at the Evian
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Torres, Ciganda tied; major champs lurking. Maria Torres stuffed her approach at the 18th to open with a 6-under-par 65, equaling the start of Spain's Carlota Ciganda at the Evian Championship.
Torres, Ciganda tied at Evian; major champs lurking
Sep 13, 2018 · EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Maria Torres, a rookie from Puerto Rico, and Carlota Ciganda of Spain each shot six-under-par 65 on Thursday for a share of the first-round lead at the Evian
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Torres, Ciganda Lead LPGA Major Evian Championship Reddit went birdie-birdie-eagle from the 13th to 15th holes in a 65 that tied her atop the Evian Championship leaderboard with Carlota
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