Golf Empress, Sorenstam's Shot Sense

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the sole leader in the celebrity category

2nd place in 2022, 3rd place last year

I'm interested in the winner of this year's event

The Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions was held at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club (par 72) in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday. The event is the opening game of the LPGA tour, and only winners for the past two years are allowed to participate in the event. On top of that, 48 amateur celebrities including sports stars and entertainers participated in the event, and the event was held in the form of a "pro-arm."

In the professional category, Ayaka Furue of Japan took the lone lead with 7-under 65, while Yoo Hae-ran of last year's Rookie of the Year shot a 1-under 71, tying for 18th on the first day of the tournament. In addition, Yang Hee-young, the "final champion," tied for 24th with a 1-over 73 and Jeon In-ji tied for 28th with a 2-over 74.

The event is also attracting attention from celebrities who are armed with outstanding skills. Particularly, attention was paid to "Golf legend" Annika Sorenstam of Sweden on the day. The Lake Nona Golf and Country Club is where Sorenstam married and still lives there. Sorenstam is a member of the golf club. Sorenstam, who has 72 wins in total in the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), has participated in the championship since 2021. She finished second in 2022 with an overtime loss to Derek Lowe of the U.S. Major League Baseball and ranked third last year with "tennis star" Mardi Fish winning the title.

Celebrities use a modified Stableford method to decide the winner. The Albatross gets 10 points, the hole-in-one gets 8 points, the Eagle gets 5 points, the Eagle gets 3, Buddy gets 3, Par 2, bogey gets 1 point, double bogey and below 0 points. The winner's prize money is 100,000 dollars.

Sorenstam, who is sharpening his sword to win this year, started the day alone with four birdies and 40 points.

Of course, an amateur must not be ignored. Sorenstam, dubbed the best player, has yet to win the title at the event.

Jeff McNeil, who came in second, is an active Major League Baseball player. He was the best player to hit the National League last year, and signed an extension contract with the New York Mets last year.

Maddie Fish, who tied for fifth by scoring 34 points on the day, is the winner of the competition in 2021 and 2023. Derek Lowe, who is also tied for seventh and the winner of 2022, is a master of handicap level 3. 스포츠토토

John Smoltz, a former Cy Young Award pitcher of the U.S. Major League Baseball, started tied for 13th with only 29 points, but he passed the U.S. Senior Open qualifying round in 2018 and recorded a hole-in-one in 334 yards, already gaining fame in the golf world.

Aaron Hicks, a slugger of the New York Yankees who was ranked 11th on the day, said, "As of 2020, my handicap was 0.7, and I am good at hitting under par or even par on most courses. Also, Tony Romo, a former quarterback of American football who is an advertising model for golf shoes, has a handicap of +0.4. On average, his handicap is "under par."