Madelene Sagstrom opened with four straight birdies Thursday to kickstart her week at the LPGA’s Cognizant Founders Cup.
She made five more over the course of her day, including three in a row on Nos. 12-14 at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey, to zoom up the leaderboard in the afternoon wave and take a 1-shot lead over Megan Khang.
Sagstrom, 29, shot a 63 on the strength of those nine birdies while also avoiding any bogeys. The two-time Solheim Cupper from Sweden is seeking her first win since the 2020 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio.
