Lydia Ko makes N. Texas Shootout cut on the number, keeps streak alive
Lydia Ko found a way to make her 51st consecutive LPGA cut on Friday at the Volunteers of America North Texas LPGA Shootout.
More importantly, she’ll be able to make some money that, at the start of the week, she pledged would all go to help children in Nepal as the country tries to recover from a recent 7.8-magnitude earthquake.
“All day I was thinking, make some birdies for the kids in Nepal, that’s my big goal,” Ko said. “I think if I was just missing the cut, yes, I would be disappointed.”
Ko made her rally on her back nine, the front side at host Las Colinas C.C., making three birdies in the first six holes to get inside the cut line. She then faced a 6-footer for par that would get her to the weekend on the number. She sank it, carding 3-under 68.
“I was going to cry after my putt,” Ko said.
Ko is nine shot backs of leader Brooke Henderson, the 17-year-old who led after 54 holes last week in San Francisco. Henderson made it through the Monday qualifier to earn a spot in the field and has taken advantage. However, Ko walked away with the trophy last Sunday, so don’t count her out with two rounds to play this weekend.
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