Somi Lee Dominates with New Strategy at the CME Group Tour Championship
South Korean golfer Somi Lee has started the CME Group Tour Championship on the right foot, leading the competition after an impressive opening round. Lee, who decided to modify her grip in putting, achieved an outstanding performance that placed her at the top of the leaderboard. The player signed a card of 8 under par, with a score of 64, which gave her a two-stroke lead. This result puts her in a favorable position to fight for the top prize of 4 million dollars. Lee excelled on the 17th hole, a par 5, where an eagle was key to consolidating his lead. Despite a slight stumble with a bogey on the last hole of the Tiburon Golf Club, his performance was outstanding. Former U.S. Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz is two strokes behind Lee. The world’s number one and favorite for the LPGA Player of the Year award, Jeeno Thitikul, also had an outstanding performance with six birdies, finishing with a score of 67, tied with three other players. Miyu Yamashita, winner of the Women’s Open this year, had a less favorable start with a 70, affected by two bogeys. Nelly Korda, who is looking to close the year with a victory after having achieved seven titles the previous year, had a discreet round with a 71. Somi Lee, one of the 29 players who have won this year on the LPGA, attributed her success to a change in her putting technique, inspired by Lydia Ko.The player tried the new technique last week, made some adjustments and achieved an excellent performance at the Tour Championship, with only 27 putts in the round. In the competition, which brings together the 60 best golfers of the season, the prize for the winner is 4 million dollars, the highest in women’s golf, from a total purse of 11 million. Thitikul is tied for third place with Im, Nasa Hataoka and Sei-young Kim. Grace Kim (Evian Championship) and Minjee Lee (Women’s PGA) also stood out with a score of 68.“I just followed Lydia Ko’s putting grip because she’s a good player and I thought, ‘Why not follow a good player’s putting grip?’ It worked really well,” Lee commented.
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