Lexi Thompson has a 20-foot par putt on the 17th hole when she resumes her opening round Friday in Las Vegas. She's currently tied for 76th.
kept a rough round from getting worse and wound up holding her own Thursday in the Shriners Children's Open until darkness kept her from finishing.set the pace by matching his career low on the PGA Tour with a 9-under 62, which included a tee shot that found the water left of the par-3 17th at the TPC Summerlin.
"I played decent," Thompson said."I had one bad hole and a few iffy shots. But it's golf; it was kind of expected."Thompson took advantage on two of the par 5s for birdie, and she got a bonus with a birdie putt from inside 25 feet on the second hole that at least put her in red numbers. But through 17 holes, she had only five chances inside 20 feet.
"I knew I could get a birdie as long as I hit that fairway," Thompson said."I knew I could get 3-wood up close to the front of the green and make birdie there. Hit a good drive and just really stayed committed to that 3-wood. Tried to make eagle, but definitely take a birdie." His one mistake didn't bother him. The pin was cut toward the left on the 17th, and it slopes severely down a slope toward the water. After his tee shot found the hazard, Hossler was able to drop near the green and got away with a simple up-and-down for bogey. Then he holed a short birdie putt on the 18th for his 62.That adds to Lexi Thompson's challenge in the morning, when she has a putt on the 17th green, plays the 18th hole and then starts her second round.
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