Natalie Gulbis posted a four under par 68 on opening day of the 2009 State Farm Classic. Natalie’s round was made up of 8 birdies and 4 four bogies and featured a stretch of 6 birdies in 10 holes. front and back side 34’s made up the 68 for the day. In 3rd place after round one, Natalie is playing with Michelle Wie for the first two rounds. Look for plenty of TV time on Friday!
The final edition of the LPGA Corning Classic has come and gone… 2009 is the last year the event will be held. Natalie Gulbis posted 3 rounds under par for the event including a final day 69. After turning in birdies on 7 of 9 front side holes on Saturday, Natalie Gulbis bogied hole number one on Sunday. Not to despair, Natalie came back and birdied 3 of the next eight holes to finish the front side in 2 under 34. Natalie then birdies 12 and 14 on the back, only to give one back on number 18 for a back side one under 35. Another sub par round for Natalie as she turned in a final day 69. The leaders continued their scorching play and ventured into unheard of numbers as Paula Creamer finished the event 20 under par only to land in second place behind Yani Tseng who finshed an amazing 21 under par for the 4 days. Natalie’s game has been solid here lately. She has been just outside the top 10 and knocking on the door of real contention. Lets hope her back and golf game can stay on this same path and continue a rise to the top in the near future!
Natalie Gulbis was hot, hot, hot at the Corning Class on day 3 as she turned in a 6 under par 66 for the day. This round featured what could be Natalie Gulbis’ best run of holes ever on the LPGA Tour. Starting on number one, Natalie Gulbis birdied 7 of the first 8 holes on the front side. Consequently, Natalie Gulbis posted a 7 under par 29 for the front side in the Corning Classic on day 3. Her 29 is surely in or approaching record territory. A bogey on number 10 was the only smudge on the day as Natalie cooled off on the back and turned in a one over 37 for the back. All in all a complete round 6 under 66. Currently in a tie for 17th place at 12 under par, Natalie Gulbis is 5 shots behind leader Mika Miyazato who is at 17 under par for the three days. Look for Natalie to get some nice television coverage in the final round from 7-9:30pm eastern on The Golf Channel.
Day 2 at the 2009 Corning Classic was a steady one for Natalie Gulbis. Natalie turned in a very commendable two under par 70 for day 2 and now is 6 under for the tournament in a tie for 26th place. Natalie Gulbis started on the back side for round two and immediately posted bogey on number 10. After 6 pars in a row Natalie then birdied number 17 to finish the back even par 36. The front started off with 4 pars and then a sweet 2 birdies in the last 5 holes gave Natalie a 2 under 34 for the front side and a 2 under 70 overall for day 2. Karine Icher followed her opening day 64 with a 66 on day two to lead the tournament at 14 under par. |
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