17-year-old female golf amateur Saki Baba entered the first round of the domestic tour for the first time after winning the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, and fell far behind, finishing 91st in 4 overs.
Baba, a 17-year-old high school sophomore, won the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship last month, one of the top women's golf amateur tournaments, for the first time in 37 years as a Japanese player.
The Tokai Classic, which opened in Aichi Prefecture on the 16th, was Baba's first domestic tour after winning the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. started.
Baba's tee shot turned sharply to the right on the 1st par 4 and entered the rough. I missed the par putt and made a bogey, dropping two scores in the first half.
He was unable to keep up with the flow in the second half, bogeying the 10th and 13th par 4s, but succeeded in hitting 2 on the 15th par 5, sinking a birdie putt of about 2 meters and becoming the only birdie of the day. robbed.
On this day, Baba lacked a sense of stability in both shots and putters, and was far behind in 91st place with 4 overs with 1 birdie and 5 bogeys.
Baba said, "I wasn't too nervous, but the score was disappointing. I couldn't keep the fairway, my shot from the rough wasn't good, and I missed my putter. It was a bad round. Change your mind and don't hesitate tomorrow. I want to make a round," and vowed to make a comeback to break through the qualifying rounds.
After the first day, Miyu Goto is leading at 7 under par.