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BIANCA Pagdanganan is getting more confident after a shaky start, pleased to present back-to-back rounds without a ghost in her first LPGA major appearance.
In the KPMG PGA Women’s Championship at the tough Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania, Pagdanganan has fired back-to-back rounds without bogey to move to fifth place at the end of the third round.
“It is definitely an achievement, especially in this course. It’s really difficult, ”Pagdanganan said in an interview posted on the LPGA’s official Facebook page.
“Before the tournament, I told myself that the pairs were going to be great. Ghosts are fine as long as you can recover. But to think of a round without consecutive ghosts, it’s great, ”said Pagdanganan.
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The Filipino parbuster said she was unaware of her excellent performance in the third round which saw her hit another 65, focused on giving the best performance possible. She is only four shots away from Korea’s leader Sei Young Kim.
“Honestly, I wasn’t thinking about it (round without ghosts) until I hit my last putt on the last hole and I thought, I looked at the scorecard and I was like, ghost free. I don’t think I’ve done this before. This is probably the first time I’ve hit back-to-back rounds without ghosts, ”Pagdanganan said.
“I had a couple of good saves, putting par putts from 10, 15 feet… There were a lot of difficult putts. My putting felt really good, ”he added.
In her first major of her first year on the LPGA Tour, the 22-year-old Pagdanganan admitted that nerves washed over her in the first round that saw her shoot a 77.
“This is my first major, so I’ll be lying if I say I wasn’t nervous. It was more about me being able to hug my nerves and just play with what I have, ”Pagdanganan said. “I enjoyed my last two rounds. I was a little more nervous than excited in my first round. “
“You have to experience it somehow. There is a first time for everything. I’m glad to be able to experience all this great tournament. I wait and look forward to more, ”he added.
Pagdanganan will play on the same flight as former world No. 1s Inbee Park and Mina Harigae, with Kim, Brooke Henderson and Anna Nordqvist taking the first hit mid-morning.
