Green tears record books

Hannah Green is all smiling in Portland today.

Hannah Green made a number of record book changes in round one of Cambia Portland Classic of the LPGA Tour.

But today she got a fair dinkum.

Green, 22, broke her round a personal best 64 with seven birdies and an eagle today in a breathtaking new mark of 63.

The total of 127 pairs from the Western Australian was two shots better than the previous 36-holes of the tournament and good enough for a five-stroke lead, the biggest mid-buffer in the LPGA Tour this season.

But in a typically modest way, the Mount Lawley member kept her eye on what is yet to come, instead of basking in her stunning performance.

"This is quite new to me, with such low scores in succession," says Sai Green, the winner of the KGA PGA Championship 2019 for women.

"I want to be sure that I will continue to do the same things and not be disappointed if I don't support it with a new solid round.

"I'm going to keep the same game plan. Do everything as I have.

"Of course I have had some success with that, so I just want to make sure that, yes, I'll just have a low number of seats tomorrow."

Green returned to her old battle at the recent Ladies Scottish Open and has paid large dividends in the opening rounds in Oregon.

"When I was growing up, I was drawing conventionally and about three years ago I went to the left hand low," she said.

"At that time it was better for me to just take my wrist out, but I actually feel a lot stronger than with my left hand low.

"It's just more of a feel-thing. I mean, I don't know if my coach was happy about it. He asked me if I should really do it, but I think it's purely for trust, that's what I wanted to do . "

It took Green a few weeks to really feel how she got together, because she was 55th in Scotland and missed last week's cut in Canada. However, this week in Portland has been a different story. She only took 50 putts during her first two days, tied with Muni He and Yealimi Noh for the least in the field.

She dropped a 10 m eagle bomb on the fifth hole to increase her lead and missed only two of the 18 greens.

But it wasn't all green with the Korean Sei Young Kim who also made his way through Columbia Edgewater Country Club and carded 11 birds on the way to a tournament record of 11-under 61.

Only a few groups for Kim, 2019 LPGA rookie Sarah Schmelzel shot a 10-under 62, which achieved the previous tournament score record in the hands of Marina Alex (2018), Austin Ernst (2013), Beth Daniel (2003) and Annika Sorenstam ( 2002)).

Of the other Australians, Su Oh fired a 67 to reach seven under and a share of 27th, while Robyn Choi and Sarah Kemp sneak into weekend action at three under and a share of 66th.

Katherine Kirk remarkably missed the cut at -2.

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Hannah Green made a number of record book changes in round one of Cambia Portland Classic of the LPGA Tour.

But today she got a fair dinkum.

Green, 22, broke her round a personal best 64 with seven birdies and an eagle today in a breathtaking new mark of 63.

The total of 127 pairs from the Western Australian was two shots better than the previous 36-holes of the tournament and good enough for a five-stroke lead, the biggest mid-buffer in the LPGA Tour this season.

But in a typically modest way, the Mount Lawley member kept her eye on what is yet to come, instead of basking in her stunning performance.

"This is quite new to me, with such low scores in succession," says Sai Green, the winner of the KGA PGA Championship 2019 for women.

"I want to be sure that I will continue to do the same things and not be disappointed if I don't support it with a new solid round.

"I'm going to keep the same game plan. Do everything as I have.

"Of course I have had some success with that, so I just want to make sure that, yes, I'll just have a low number of seats tomorrow."

Green returned to her old battle at the recent Ladies Scottish Open and has paid large dividends in the opening rounds in Oregon.

"When I was growing up, I was drawing conventionally and about three years ago I went to the left hand low," she said.

"At that time it was better for me to just take my wrist out, but I actually feel a lot stronger than with my left hand low.

"It's just more of a feel-thing. I mean, I don't know if my coach was happy about it. He asked me if I should really do it, but I think it's purely for trust, that's what I wanted to do . "

It took Green a few weeks to really feel how she got together, because she was 55th in Scotland and missed last week's cut in Canada. However, this week in Portland has been a different story. She only took 50 putts during her first two days, tied with Muni He and Yealimi Noh for the least in the field.

She dropped a 10 m eagle bomb on the fifth hole to increase her lead and missed only two of the 18 greens.

But it wasn't all green with the Korean Sei Young Kim who also made his way through Columbia Edgewater Country Club and carded 11 birds on the way to a tournament record of 11-under 61.

Only a few groups for Kim, 2019 LPGA rookie Sarah Schmelzel shot a 10-under 62, which achieved the previous tournament score record in the hands of Marina Alex (2018), Austin Ernst (2013), Beth Daniel (2003) and Annika Sorenstam ( 2002)).

Of the other Australians, Su Oh fired a 67 to reach seven under and a share of 27th, while Robyn Choi and Sarah Kemp sneak into weekend action at three under and a share of 66th.

Katherine Kirk remarkably missed the cut at -2.

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