By Richard G. Mason

Linn Grant LPGA Tour 2023 Dana Open 1st Round Tied 1st 7 13 2023.mp3

Rolex Rankings No. 28, Linn Grant (T1, 64)

• Grant hit 13 of 14 fairways, 13 of 18 with 24 putts
  • Her 24 putts has her tied for the fourth lowest of the field in the opening round
  • She carded seven birdies in her opening round, tied for the most among the field
    • Her season-high for carded birdies in one event is 15, which she has done in three of the four stroke-play events she has competed in
• 64 is her lowest round of the season by three strokes, and ties her career-low round
  • Her previous season-low opening round was a 69 at the HSBC Women’s World Championship
  • She shot 67 in the second round of that event earlier this year
  • She last shot a 64 in the final round of the 2022 Amundi Evian Championship
• This is the first time on Tour that Grant has held the 18-hole lead/co-lead
• This is Grant’s sixth event of the 2023 LPGA Tour season
  • This is her first time at the Dana Open
  • Her season-best finish is a tie for third at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play
  • She has not missed a cut all year and has finished inside the top-50 in all but one event this season
  • In May earlier this season, Grant grabbed her fifth Ladies European Tour win at the Jabra Ladies Open
• This is Grant’s second season as an LPGA Tour Member
  • Since 2018, she has made 14 starts and made the cut in 12 of those
    • Her only missed cut as a Member came at the 2022 Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open
    • She has five career top-10 finishes
      • Her best stroke play result is a T3 finish at the 2022 TOTO Japan Classic

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