As the clouds dissipated over Galgorm and Massareene Golf Clubs, one LPGA Tour rookie rose to the top of the ISPS Handa World Invitational presented by AVIV Clinicis – 2021 Epson Tour graduate, Amanda Doherty. In her first appearance in Northern Ireland, Doherty carded an almost blemish-free day with a 6-under 67 on the par-73 Galgorm course, tying a career-low 18 holes for the American.
“I was really just trying to stay in the moment today, and I feel like I was just kind of in that mindset starting the day,” said Doherty, who last shot a 67 in the final round of the Amundi Evian Championship. “I stayed there and I stayed patient. I know it's kind of cliche, but it works. I was hitting the ball well. I made a couple good putts and there were some reachable par-5s, so just kind of came together.”
Doherty started Thursday with a birdie on her opening hole, No. 10, and carded four more until her lone bogey of the day on No. 4. She went on to make two more in her final four holes including one on the par-5 9th to sleep on an individual 18-hole lead for the first time in her LPGA Tour career.
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