The ANNIKA
Hye-Jin Choi opens with 61 to lead The ANNIKA by two
Hye-Jin Choi holds a two-shot lead at Pelican, and the player chasing her is Nelly Korda, who won this event in 2024.
ESPN's leaderboard shows Hye-Jin Choi opened The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican with a 61, nine under on the par-70 course at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. Nelly Korda shot 63 for −7, and Nicole Broch Estrup and Jing Yan each posted 64 to sit at −6.
Choi's 61 puts the top of the board in a clear order after one round: Choi at −9, Korda at −7, then Estrup and Yan at −6. A group at −5 follows, among them Lottie Woad, Chizzy Iwai and Erika Hara.
Choi opens with a nine-under 61.
GNN lists Korda as the 2024 winner of this event. Linn Grant took the title last year.
A 61 is the score the rest of the field now has to chase.