Lexi Thompson fired an opening-round 6-under par 65, highlighted by a lights-out closing-nine, and leads the Kingsmill Championship by one shot.
Tied for second, and one back, is the threesome of Gerina Piller, Brittany Lincicome and Angel Yin, who all posted 5-under 66s at the Kingsmill Resort’s River Course.
How Lexi Did It
Thompson started slow, making the turn at even-par. But then the 22-year-old star caught fire, ripping off six birdies over the next seven holes, and then closed with two pars to post the best round of the day.
Lexi’s Scorecard
Quotable
“It’s just a tournament that I love to come back to. That always helps out, coming into the tournament that you want to play well in and you always look forward to coming to this venue, it helps out with the positive attitude. But I get to hit a lot of drivers and 3-woods which helps out a lot. It’s a ball-striking golf course.”
-Lexi Thompson, First Round Leader
Statistical Notes
- While no player hit all 18 greens in regulation, Lexi Thompson hit the most with 17
- Three players hit all 14 fairways – Mo Martin, Jane Park and Jenny Shin
- Thompson led the field with seven birdies in the first round, followed by Gerina Piller, Angel Yin, Sadena Parks and Madelene Sagstrom with six apiece
- Three players carded eagles on Thursday – Brooke Henderson (No. 15), Celine Herbin (No. 3) and Ally McDonald (No. 7)
- At 308 yards, Joanna Klatten led the field in first-round average drive distance, followed by Jessica Korda at 287 yards
Full Leaderboard
Through 18 holes
POS | PLAYER | TO PAR |
---|---|---|
1 | Lexi Thompson | -6 |
2 | Angel Yin | -5 |
2 | Brittany Lincicome | -5 |
2 | Gerina Piller | -5 |
5 | Giulia Molinaro | -4 |
5 | Sarah Jane Smith | -4 |
5 | Lydia Ko | -4 |
8 | Su-Hyun Oh | -3 |
8 | Minjee Lee | -3 |
8 | Moriya Jutanugarn | -3 |
8 | Candie Kung | -3 |
8 | Vicky Hurst | -3 |
8 | Amelia Lewis | -3 |
8 | Karine Icher | -3 |
8 | Jacqui Concolino | -3 |
16 | Pavarisa Yoktuan | -2 |
16 | Jenny Shin | -2 |
16 | Nelly Korda | -2 |
16 | Carlota Ciganda | -2 |
16 | Wei Ling Hsu | -2 |
16 | Sadena Parks | -2 |
16 | Ally McDonald | -2 |
16 | Gaby Lopez | -2 |
16 | Ayako Uehara | -2 |
16 | Lindy Duncan | -2 |
16 | Sei Young Kim | -2 |
16 | Mirim Lee | -2 |
16 | Austin Ernst | -2 |
16 | Jessica Korda | -2 |
16 | Pernilla Lindberg | -2 |
16 | Suzann Pettersen | -2 |
16 | In Gee Chun | -2 |
16 | Shanshan Feng | -2 |
34 | Madelene Sagstrom | -1 |
34 | Jackie Stoelting | -1 |
34 | Christina Kim | -1 |
34 | Angela Stanford | -1 |
34 | Anna Nordqvist | -1 |
34 | Na Yeon Choi | -1 |
34 | Marina Alex | -1 |
34 | So Yeon Ryu | -1 |
34 | Amy Yang | -1 |
34 | Katherine Perry | -1 |
34 | Ryann O'Toole | -1 |
34 | Mina Harigae | -1 |
34 | Lee-Anne Pace | -1 |
34 | Laura Gonzalez Escallon | -1 |
34 | Brittany Lang | -1 |
34 | Kim Kaufman | -1 |
34 | Sung Hyun Park | -1 |
34 | Brooke Henderson | -1 |
34 | Aditi Ashok | -1 |
34 | Brittany Altomare | -1 |
54 | Caroline Hedwall | E |
54 | Emily Tubert | E |
54 | Mariajo Uribe | E |
54 | Sun Young Yoo | E |
54 | Megan Khang | E |
54 | Tiffany Joh | E |
54 | Katie Burnett | E |
54 | Karrie Webb | E |
54 | Mi Jung Hur | E |
54 | Nicole Broch Larsen | E |
54 | P.K. Kongkraphan | E |
54 | Sherman Santhiwiw. | E |
54 | Min Lee | E |
54 | Alena Sharp | E |
54 | Perrine DeLacour | E |
54 | Bronte Law | E |
54 | Dori Carter | E |
54 | Katherine Kirk | E |
54 | Thidapa Suwannapura | E |
73 | Jane Park | 1 |
73 | Lizette Salas | 1 |
73 | Azahara Munoz | 1 |
73 | Caroline Masson | 1 |
73 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 1 |
73 | Jing Yan | 1 |
73 | Sakura Yokomine | 1 |
73 | Simin Feng | 1 |
73 | Alison Lee | 1 |
73 | Maria Parra Luque | 1 |
73 | Holly Clyburn | 1 |
73 | Dana Finkelstein | 1 |
73 | Demi Runas | 1 |
73 | Nontaya Srisawang | 1 |
73 | Danielle Kang | 1 |
73 | Eun-Hee Ji | 1 |
73 | Cristie Kerr | 1 |
73 | Mo Martin | 1 |
73 | Mariah Stackhouse | 1 |
73 | Belen Mozo | 1 |
73 | Kris Tamulis | 1 |
94 | Sandra Changkija | 2 |
94 | Laetitia Beck | 2 |
94 | Daniela Holmqvist | 2 |
94 | Melissa Reid | 2 |
94 | Lee Lopez | 2 |
94 | Beth Allen | 2 |
94 | Sandra Gal | 2 |
94 | Mi Hyang Lee | 2 |
94 | Laura Jansone | 2 |
94 | Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | 2 |
94 | Olafia Kristinsdottir | 2 |
94 | Hee Young Park | 2 |
94 | Cydney Clanton | 2 |
94 | Madeleine Sheils | 2 |
94 | Celine Herbin | 2 |
94 | Pei-Yun Chien | 2 |
94 | Jeong Eun Lee | 2 |
111 | Jennifer Ha | 3 |
111 | Jennifer Song | 3 |
111 | Becky Morgan | 3 |
111 | Nasa Hataoka | 3 |
111 | Brooke Pancake | 3 |
111 | Sarah Kemp | 3 |
111 | Chella Choi | 3 |
111 | Haru Nomura | 3 |
111 | Kaylin Yost | 3 |
111 | Maude-Aimee Leblanc | 3 |
111 | Lauren Coughlin | 3 |
111 | Jaye Marie Green | 3 |
123 | Regan De Guzman | 4 |
123 | Min Seo Kwak | 4 |
123 | Wichanee Meechai | 4 |
123 | Karen Chung | 4 |
123 | Cheyenne Woods | 4 |
123 | Therese O'Hara | 4 |
123 | Stephanie Meadow | 4 |
123 | Paula Reto | 4 |
123 | Amy Anderson | 4 |
123 | Kelly Tan | 4 |
123 | Ilhee Lee | 4 |
123 | Ashleigh Buhai | 4 |
135 | Brianna Do | 5 |
135 | Annie Park | 5 |
135 | Joanna Klatten | 5 |
138 | Yani Tseng | 6 |
138 | Morgan Pressel | 6 |
138 | Marissa Steen | 6 |
141 | Ssu-Chia Cheng | 7 |
141 | Julie Yang | 7 |
141 | Beatriz Recari | 7 |
141 | Kelly Shon | 7 |
Credit: LPGA Communications