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Charley Hull lines up on the 10th green during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Charley Hull lines up on the 10th green during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

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Michelle Wie West putts on the 10th green during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Michelle Wie West putts on the 10th green during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jun. 24, 2021 07:35 PM EDT
Jessica Korda lines up on the 10th during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jessica Korda lines up on the 10th during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jun. 24, 2021 07:37 PM EDT
Michelle Wie West, Brooke M. Henderson, Anna Nordqvist and their caddies exchange fist-bumps on the 10th green during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Michelle Wie West, Brooke M. Henderson, Anna Nordqvist and their caddies exchange fist-bumps on the 10th green during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jun. 24, 2021 07:40 PM EDT
Sei Young Kim hits from the fairway on the 10th hole during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Sei Young Kim hits from the fairway on the 10th hole during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jun. 24, 2021 07:40 PM EDT
A Lim Kim, left, and Moriya Jutanugarn walk on the 17th fairway during the first round of the Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

A Lim Kim, left, and Moriya Jutanugarn walk on the 17th fairway during the first round of the Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jun. 24, 2021 05:35 PM EDT
Sei Young Kim hits from the bunker on the 10th green during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Sei Young Kim hits from the bunker on the 10th green during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jun. 24, 2021 07:41 PM EDT
Sei Young Kim lines up on the 10th during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Sei Young Kim lines up on the 10th during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jun. 24, 2021 07:37 PM EDT
Event staff change scores on a leaderboard during the first round of the Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Event staff change scores on a leaderboard during the first round of the Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jun. 24, 2021 05:35 PM EDT
Jessica Korda putts on the 10th green during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jessica Korda putts on the 10th green during Round 1 of 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jun. 24, 2021 07:38 PM EDT