LPGA Tour 2021 - Volunteers of America Classic, The Colony, Texas: 1-4 July 2021
This tournament has been running since 2013 and is based north of Dallas. Volunteers of America, the title sponsors, are a nonprofit group who provide "affordable housing and other assistance" to low-income people in various parts of the US.
The host course is the Old American Golf Club at The Colony in Texas. It is a par 71 course, 6,475 yards. Defending champion in 2021 is Angela Stanford from the US.
At the end of the first round in 2021 Jin Young Ko from South Korea is leading by one stroke, 8-under par.
From LPGA News, by AP:
Her nearly two-year run at No. 1 in the women's world golf ranking over, Jin Young Ko was back on top Thursday in the Volunteers of America Classic.
Ko shot an 8-under 63 in hot conditions at Old American to take a one-stroke lead over fellow South Korean major champions and area residents In Gee Chun and Jeongeun Lee6.
The 25-year-old Ko lost the No. 1 ranking when Nelly Korda won the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Sunday for her second straight victory. Read more
Australia's Sarah Jane Smith is just three shots from the lead with 5-under, while Katherine Kirk is 3-under.
Volunteers of America Classic 2021 Leaderboard
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