The ladies of the golf world are competing hard at the last women’s major of this year, the AIG Women’s Open. The first round has already shown that claiming this last victory is not an easy task at all. The initial round has already beaten world-class players, challenging them to bring better than the best skills on the ground.

But as leading names in golf compete at the event eyeing the first prize, an LPGA pro who, though he has an impressive resume, maintains a low-profile presence, has beaten everyone by not just taking the lead but also coming incredibly close to breaking an old record!

LPGA Pro takes the lead in the Women’s Open and creates a new record

Amidst the tough competition for the $9 million purse, an underrated player found a big chance to show her skills and grabbed the opportunity with both hands. Ally Ewing of America has taken the lead at the event and has gone on to grab the spotlight of the golf world.

After a brilliant display of skill, Ewing ended her round on Thursday at an incredible 4-under par. Continuing on that momentum through the second round, the LPGA star opened up a 7-shot lead at the major. This comes painfully close to the largest 36-hole lead in LPGA major history, which was 8 shots. The record was first created by Mickey Wright in 1961 at the LPGA Championship. Since then, the majors have witnessed it only twice.

Ewing ended the round shooting a 6-under 66, with a lead of 5 strokes over Charlie Hull, who currently sits in second place. And even though she was not able to shatter the 60-year-old record, even coming close to doing so is undoubtedly an incredible feat!

Ewing has taken the lead at the event since day one. On Friday, she started strong with five birdies in her front nine, which she took out in 30 strokes only. On the last nine, she made two more birdies. Although there was a slight hitch on the 18th hole, she missed the par putt and made her only bogey. However, Ewing herself is thrilled about her performance so far and has opened up about the “exciting” turn of events.

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Ally Ewing feels ecstatic about her brilliant performance at the AIG Women’s Open

At such an important tournament, while big names are struggling, Ewing is excited to see herself taking the lead. She said, “Obviously, it’s exciting to get in with a good first round, but it’s a long way to go until Sunday. It’s great to put a good first round together, but in major championship golf, you can never really lose focus.”

Ewing is undoubtedly a wise player who understands that she shouldn’t start celebrating so soon as the final glory has not yet been achieved and is still two days away.

So far, Ewing has made three victories on the LPGA tour, and the last one was at the Kroger Queen City Championship in September 2022. However, she has yet to score a major victory in her kitty. Perhaps this could be the chance for her to do so!

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