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Madelene Sagstrom opens with 65 at LA Championship after closing with first tournament ace

Madelene Sagstrom ended the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship with her first – ever – tournament ace. The recent winner of the T-Mobile Match Play in Las Vegas opened the LA Championship with a 7-under 65. The hole-in-one occurred on the par-3 ninth from 120 yards.

"It got really cold our last three holes so I was – I have the shot that I play, we call it a 2-2-2, and it's like a little lower wind shot," said Sagstrom.

Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden plays her shot from the 13th tee during the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro 2025 at El Caballero Country Club on April 17, 2025 in Tarzana, California.
Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden plays her shot from the 13th tee during the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro 2025 at El Caballero Country Club on April 17, 2025 in Tarzana, California.