Minjee Lee bounces back in Los Angeles
Minjee Lee – photo Getty Images / LPGA
Minjee Lee has bounced back from the disappointment of an ordinary week at last week’s Chevron Championship to be just one off the pace after day one of the JM Eagle LA Championship at the Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles.
Lee, who began last week’s event as one of the favourites in the opening major of the year, eventually finished tied for 41st but it was a different story today as she reeled of a round of 65 to be one behind Sweden’s Linea Johansson.
Lee has made a slow start to her L:PGA Tour season with a best of 41st in three events to date but with 13 out of 14 fairways in regulation today and 16 of 18 greens she appears back on track.
Hannah Green also improved sharply on her missed cut last week to move within two of the lead through 15 holes but two late bogeys have her four from the lead and in a share of 12th place.
Sarah Kemp is 33rd and Grace Kim and Stephanie Kyriacou 52nd as the event enters its second day.
