LPGA 2022: Chevron Championship, Mission Hills, Rancho Mirage: March 31 - April 3
Day Two of the last Major to be held at Mission Hills:
Hinako Shibuno leads; Minjee Lee & Gabriella Ruffels four back, T9
From LPGA News, by AP:
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Hinako Shibuno's first impression of Mission Hills Country Club was far from confidence-inspiring — and, in hindsight, mistaken.
"It was a hard course for me. I couldn't even imagine I could play here," the 23-year-old from Japan said through a translator Friday, recalling the initial time she played the event now known as The Chevron Championship.
A year and a half after tying for 51st in her debut, she took a one-stroke lead into the weekend on the mountain-framed course hosting the major championship for the last time. The tournament that started in 1972 and became a major in 1983 is shifting to Houston next year after failing to attract a sponsor willing to keep it at Mission Hills. Read more
From OnHerTurf, NBC Sports, by AP:
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Hinako Shibuno shot a 6-under 66 on Friday in the Chevron Championship to take the lead halfway through the second round.
The 23-year-old Japanese player had a 9-under 135 total at Mission Hills, the tree-lined course hosting the major championship for the final time.
Unable to find a sponsor to stay at Mission Hills, the tournament is shifting to Houston next year under a deal with Chevron. The event started in 1972 as the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner’s Circle and became a major in 1983.
Shibuno had seven birdies and a bogey on the first 13 holes and closed with five pars in warm and sunny morning conditions. Read more
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