On the 18th, she pulled her approach into a patch of crushed coral to a short-sided pin. She didn't catch enough of the golf ball and left it in the sandy area, then caught all ball and sent it 25 feet past the pin on the collar. Two putts from there led to bogey.

LPGA rookie, daughter of chicken farmers, wins first event. There's still 18 holes to go, but that would be one heck of a headline for Jenny Bae.

Aside from all the talk about the LPGA's return to Mexico to next week's 2025 U.S. Open, there's another hot topic at the Mexico Riviera Maya Open.