American Kelly Whaley beat eight successive birdies at Aramco Saudi Ladies International on Sunday, breaking the record of the regular season Ladies European Tour (LET).
The 24-year-old improved on the former mark of seven in a row shared by Linda Wessberg, Marine Monnet-Melocco, Nicole Garcia, Kristie Smith and Stacey Lewis.
Bronte Law recorded nine birdies in a row in an LET tournament in 2018, but it was not during a regular season event.
“It’s the best round I’ve ever had in a tournament,” Whaley said. “My whole goal today was just to enjoy and have fun, to be my first international professional event. I never had eight birdies in a row. That’s something memorable for everyone.”
Whaley rose to the leaderboard thanks to her course record-equal 63 in the final round, and is sixth in three under.
The tournament was won by England’s Georgia Hall, who claimed their second LET title with a five-shot victory.
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