The best story after the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open didn’t come from a big-name LPGA player. The best story from Thursday at the Country Club of Charleston comes from Gina Kim, Duke freshman, who helped her team to the NCAA Women’s Championship title just two weeks ago, and now sits in a tie for second after the first round.
The 19-year-old shot an opening-round 5-under 66, which matches the lowest round for an amateur in U.S. Women’s Open history.
As for the amount of adrenaline she’s got, after helping her team to their seventh national title?