Who is leading the 2024 ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge after day 1? Leaderboard explored

The first round of the 2024 ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge was played on Thursday, November 14th, at Pelican Golf Club in Florida. Charley Hull and Jiwon Jeon lead the leaderboard by one stroke.

Hull and Jeon are tied for first place at 6 under in the ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge, one stroke ahead of Mi Hyang Lee and Gemma Dryburgh. Sixteen other players are within three shots of the leaders.

2024 ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge Day 1 Leaderboard

Below is the ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge leaderboard after the first round. Only the top 50 are included:

T1 Charley Hull -6
T1 Jiwon Jeon -6
T3 Mi Hyang Lee -5
T3 Gemma Dryburgh -5
T5 Nelly Korda -4
T5 Minjee Lee -4
T5 Cheyenne Knight -4
T5 Maja Stark -4
T5 Celine Borge -4
T5 Carlota Ciganda -4
T11 Wichanee Meechai -3
T11 Elizabeth Szokol -3
T11 Nanna Koerstz Madsen -3
T11 Gurleen Kaur -3
T11 Jeongeun Lee6 -3
T11 Ariya Jutanugarn -3
T11 Sei Young Kim -3
T11 Rose Zhang -3
T11 A Lim Kim -3
T11 Jing Yan -3
T21 Gabriela Ruffels -2
T21 Megan Khang -2
T21 Yue Ren -2
T21 Amanda Doherty -2
T21 Kaitlyn Papp Budde -2
T21 Dewi Weber -2
T21 Nasa Hataoka -2
T21 Ruoning Yin -2
T21 Jin Hee Im -2
T21 Amy Yang -2
T21 Celine Boutier -2
T21 Robyn Choi -2
T21 Jennifer Chang -2
T34 Hyo Joon Jang -1
T34 Nicole Broch Estrup -1
T34 Lilia Vu -1
T34 Bailey Tardy -1
T34 Alena Sharp -1
T34 Liqi Zeng -1
T34 Arpichaya Yubol -1
T34 Gaby Lopez -1
T34 Albane Valenzuela -1
T34 Allisen Corpuz -1
T34 Alexa Pano -1
T34 Linn Grant -1
T34 Esther Henseleit -1
T34 Yan Liu -1
T34 Jeongeun Lee5 -1
T34 Louise Rydqvist (a) -1
T50 Emily Kristine Pedersen E
T50 Hinako Shibuno E
T50 Brittany Lincicome E
T50 Caroline Masson E
T50 Bianca Pagdanganan E
T50 Patty Tavatanakit E
T50 Mao Saigo E
T50 Angel Yin E
T50 Yuka Saso E
T50 Linnea Strom E
T50 Sarah Schmelzel E
T50 Polly Mack E
T50 Isabella Fierro E
T50 Malia Nam E
T50 Minami Katsu E
T50 Savannah Grewal E
T50 Kristen Gillman E
T50 Lexi Thompson E
T50 Ally Ewing E
T50 Anna Nordqvist E
T50 Jennifer Kupcho E
T50 Lindy Duncan E
T50 Caroline Inglis E
T50 Morgane Metraux E
T50 Sofia Garcia E
T50 Weiwei Zhang E

Charley Hull carded seven birdies and a bogey on Thursday to lead the ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge. Jiwon Jeon carded six birdies, two bogeys, and a spectacular ace on the 3rd hole.

World number one Nelly Korda finished the first round of the ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge in a share of fifth place on 4 under. Korda carded six birdies and two bogeys.

Defending champion Lilia Vu finished the day tied for 34th with a score of 1 under.

About the author

Julio is a Golf specialist for Sportskeeda and boasts immense experience across sports and professions. Having practiced law for 15 years, he then moved to Cuban and International media houses such as Juventud Tecnica Magazine and teleSUR on baseball, track & field and boxing, among other sports, before taking up his current position. He even received an Honorary Mention in the 2023 Cuban National Journalism Contest.

Julio enjoys keeping up with everything that happens in the golf world, which helps him develop interesting angles for even the most mundane stories. What separates him from other journalists is that he has an eye for stats, and is proficient in both Spanish and English. His legal background helps him accurately report non-sporting golf issues such as rules analysis, contract issues, etc.

He ensures complete accuracy in his articles by only consulting primary sources, verifying information from multiple sources, and always looking for diverse opinions.

Nelly Korda is his favorite golfer due to her pure talent, while he also likes Alison Lee for her perseverance. His non-golf interests include baseball and track & field, while he also enjoys watching TV.

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Edited by Tushhita Barua