庫普喬66桿領跑美國女子公開賽 坦言父母說得對

珍妮弗·庫普喬此前從不提前勘察美國女子公開賽場地。她的父母一直認為這是個好主意，但庫普喬覺得，她在其他地方都沒這么做過，憑什么在這里破例？（原文：Jennifer Kupcho has never been one to get an early preview of a U.S. Women's Open venue. Her parents always thought it was a good idea, but Kupcho thought, well, she didn't do that anywhere else. Why do it here?）

今年四月，在參加附近的JM鷹洛杉磯錦標賽期間，她終于接受了父母的建議，順便來里維埃拉鄉村俱樂部看了看。首輪交出低于標準桿5桿的66桿、獨自領跑第81屆美國女子公開賽后，庫普喬得出一個結論：父母說得總是對的。（原文：This year, however, she took them up on it, coming over to check out Riviera Country Club while she was playing at the nearby JM Eagle LA Championship in April. After opening with a 5-under 66 to lead the 81st U.S. Women's Open, she decided: "Parents are always right, right?"）

這一周庫普喬住在寄宿家庭。此前她已連續三屆美國女子公開賽未能晉級，如今遠遠甩開了淘汰線，壓在胸口的石頭終于落地。這位29歲、擁有四個LPGA冠軍頭銜（包括2022年雪佛龍錦標賽）的球員，此前在該賽事的最佳戰績是2017年的并列第21位。談到本周的擊球狀態，庫普喬說：“一切都很順，就是流暢地打出來了?！?/p>

她以1桿優勢領先韓國選手金世煐。五名球員并列第三。在太平洋帕利塞茲完美天氣的加持下，共28名球員交出低于標準桿的成績。16歲業余小將阿佛洛狄忒·鄧曾短暫并列領先，最終打出70桿，與2026年奧古斯塔國家女子業余賽冠軍瑪麗亞·何塞·馬林、SEC冠軍保拉·弗朗西斯科·利亞諾等人并列第14位。（原文：She leads South Korea's Sei Young Kim by one shot. Five players hold a share of third. A total of 28 players broke par on a picture-perfect day in Pacific Palisades. Amateur Aphrodite Deng, 16, briefly held a share of the lead before ultimately shooting 70. She's joined by 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur champion Maria Jose Marin and SEC champion Paula Francisco Liano in a share of 14th.）

盡管得分條件理想，多位名將卻表現失準。世界第一內莉·科達交出高于標準桿2桿的73桿，比賽中途甚至換了鞋。世界第二吉諾·提提庫同樣打出73桿，與查莉·赫爾、布魯克·亨德森、曾雅妮以及業余世界第一基亞拉·羅梅羅并列第57位。2014年美國女子公開賽冠軍魏圣美可能迎來她在這項賽事中的最后一戰，打出75桿。她在著名的一號洞開球轟出319碼。（原文：Despite the ideal scoring conditions, a number of of the tour's biggest names fell flat. World No. 1 Nelly Korda was bewildered by an opening 2-over 73 that saw her changing her shoes mid-round. No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul matched her efforts at 73 to take a share of 57th along with Charley Hull, Brooke Henderson, Yani Tseng and Kiara Romero, the top-ranked amateur in the world. Michelle Wie West, the 2014 U.S. Women's Open champion who might be making her final appearance in the event, shot 75. She hit her opening drive off the famed first tee 319 yards.）