Princeton’s Emma Talley had a two over par 74 in the opening round of the LPGA Tour’s Kia Classic in Carlsbad, CA Thursday. Chella Choi leads at seven under par.
The area golfers in the WGC-Dell Match Play event on the PGA Tour won two of three matches Thursday. Nashville’s Brandt Snedeker defeated Tiger Woods 2 and 1, Louisville area native Justin Thomas downed Matt Wallace 3 and 1 and Campbellsville native JB Holmes lost to Jon Rahm 2 and 1.
Matches today have Justin Thomas meeting Keegan Bradley and Brandt Snedeker goes against Aaron Wise.
Franklin’s Kenny Perry, Paducah’s Russ Cochran and Union native Steve Flesch are all in the field for the PGA Tour Champions Rapiscan Systems Classic that begins today in Biloxi, MS.