New Albany sophomore Mia Hammond shoots 68, tied for 27th in LPGA Dana Open
New Albany sophomore Mia Hammond shot a 3-under-par 68 on Thursday and is tied for 27th place in the LPGA Dana Open in Sylvania.
Hammond, 15, had two bogeys and four birdies while shooting a 2-under 32 on the front nine, then birdied No. 10 before parring the rest of the holes.
Linn Grant and Jaravee Boonchant lead the tournament at 7-under.
Coming off a freshman year in which she tied for fourth in the Division I state tournament and averaged 69.3 per 18 holes, Hammond took another step toward her ultimate career goal Monday by shooting a 5-under par 66 to win the Dana Open qualifier at Stony Oak Country Club in Holland, a suburb of Toledo.
She won the girls 14-15 division of the 2022 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals in Augusta, Georgia, in April 2022 and in her first high school season won the Division I district tournament and helped lead New Albany to third place at state.
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