Deadspin | Brianna Do, Melanie Green tied for first-round lead at Riviera 
Jun 19, 2025; Frisco, Texas, USA; Brianna Do plays her shot from the 16th tee during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Brianna Do birdied the 18th hole to forge a tie atop the leaderboard at 6-under-par 66 with fellow American Melanie Green after the opening round of the Riviera Maya Open on Thursday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Green, an LPGA rookie, sank a hole-in-one amid a busy first nine and went birdie-bogey on her last two holes to settle at 6 under.
The co-leaders are one shot ahead of Spain’s Carlota Ciganda, alone in third at 5-under 67 after mixing seven birdies with a pair of bogeys.
Do started strong with four birdies in the first five holes of her round at El Camaleon Golf Course. After closing the front nine with her lone bogey, she responded with consecutive birdies on Nos. 11 and 12 as part of a 3-under back nine.
On a windy day, Do credited a critical round she recently played in heavy wind for helping keep her calm Thursday.
“I actually had my U.S. Open qualifier, I don’t know, like two weeks ago or a week ago, and it was very windy, so it kind of helped me prepare myself for this week mentally,” Do said.
“(My strong start) kind of gave me a good start and a good cushion to kind of play aggressive the rest of the round.”
Green, who began on the back nine, was 6 under through nine holes (one ace, five birdies, one bogey). After birdies at Nos. 17 and 18, Green briefly moved to 7 under with a birdie at the par-3 8th but bogeyed the finishing par-4.
The highlight of Green’s round came at the par-3 15th hole. However, she didn’t see the ball go in and didn’t believe her caddie when he informed her.
“I’m like, ‘Shane, that’s not nice. It’s not in the hole. That’s not nice,'” Green recalled. “I walk up there and all I could see was the cross. I was so excited. Yeah, thought I just went way left. But whatever. Good bounce.
“I can’t say that (a hole-in-one) was a goal of mine this year, but always fun to have. It’s more fun when you can see it go in, but that’s OK.”
Do, 36, debuted on the tour in 2013 while Green, 24, debuted this season. But both are searching for their first LPGA victories.
In fact, Do’s only career top-10 came last year in the inaugural Riviera Maya Open, tying for ninth at 3 under.
“Having a good week here last year brought good vibes coming back, so I was excited to be back here and try and better how I played last year,” Do said.
Nelly Korda, who reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Women’s World Golf rankings with last week’s victory at the Chevron Championship, is one of six players tied for fourth at 4 under. Also in that group are Japan’s Erika Hara, Mexico’s Gaby Lopez, Japan’s Cocona Sakurai, South Korea’s Soo Bin Joo and Thailand’s Suvichaya Vinijchaitham.
Chizzy Iwai of Japan, who won the inaugural event last season, is tied for 85th at 3-over 75, weighed down by a double bogey at the par-3 8th.
–Field Level Media
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Jun 19, 2025; Frisco, Texas, USA; Brianna Do plays her shot from the 16th tee during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Brianna Do birdied the 18th hole to forge a tie atop the leaderboard at 6-under-par 66 with fellow American Melanie Green after the opening round of the Riviera Maya Open on Thursday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Green, an LPGA rookie, sank a hole-in-one amid a busy first nine and went birdie-bogey on her last two holes to settle at 6 under.
The co-leaders are one shot ahead of Spain’s Carlota Ciganda, alone in third at 5-under 67 after mixing seven birdies with a pair of bogeys.
Do started strong with four birdies in the first five holes of her round at El Camaleon Golf Course. After closing the front nine with her lone bogey, she responded with consecutive birdies on Nos. 11 and 12 as part of a 3-under back nine.
On a windy day, Do credited a critical round she recently played in heavy wind for helping keep her calm Thursday.
“I actually had my U.S. Open qualifier, I don’t know, like two weeks ago or a week ago, and it was very windy, so it kind of helped me prepare myself for this week mentally,” Do said.
“(My strong start) kind of gave me a good start and a good cushion to kind of play aggressive the rest of the round.”
Green, who began on the back nine, was 6 under through nine holes (one ace, five birdies, one bogey). After birdies at Nos. 17 and 18, Green briefly moved to 7 under with a birdie at the par-3 8th but bogeyed the finishing par-4.
The highlight of Green’s round came at the par-3 15th hole. However, she didn’t see the ball go in and didn’t believe her caddie when he informed her.
“I’m like, ‘Shane, that’s not nice. It’s not in the hole. That’s not nice,'” Green recalled. “I walk up there and all I could see was the cross. I was so excited. Yeah, thought I just went way left. But whatever. Good bounce.
“I can’t say that (a hole-in-one) was a goal of mine this year, but always fun to have. It’s more fun when you can see it go in, but that’s OK.”
Do, 36, debuted on the tour in 2013 while Green, 24, debuted this season. But both are searching for their first LPGA victories.
In fact, Do’s only career top-10 came last year in the inaugural Riviera Maya Open, tying for ninth at 3 under.
“Having a good week here last year brought good vibes coming back, so I was excited to be back here and try and better how I played last year,” Do said.
Nelly Korda, who reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Women’s World Golf rankings with last week’s victory at the Chevron Championship, is one of six players tied for fourth at 4 under. Also in that group are Japan’s Erika Hara, Mexico’s Gaby Lopez, Japan’s Cocona Sakurai, South Korea’s Soo Bin Joo and Thailand’s Suvichaya Vinijchaitham.
Chizzy Iwai of Japan, who won the inaugural event last season, is tied for 85th at 3-over 75, weighed down by a double bogey at the par-3 8th.
–Field Level Media
![Weather the big story at the F1 Miami Grand Prix Formula 1 is finally back after an extended absence, with this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix.But it is shaping up to be a rather soggy return to the track.Weather was the dominant story during Thursday’s media day sessions, as current forecasts call for thunderstorms and heavy rain on Sunday during the main event. That forecast has all the drivers talking about what they might encounter, and even has the sport considering changing the schedule for the weekend.“It’ll be interesting. I don’t think many of us have driven these cars in the rain before, maybe a couple of people in Barcelona at the shakedown,“ said Oscar Piastri during Thursday’s FIA Press Conference. ”But I think they’re going to be challenging cars to drive in the rain just because of some of the quirks that they have. And obviously the weather, normally if it rains in Miami, it does it properly, so we’ll wait and see. But it’ll be interesting one way or another.““I understand that there is a meeting later on with the FIA to double-check the scenario for Sunday because apparently, it’s looking really bad. So, we’ll see if there are any changes on the schedule for the weekend,” added Cadillac’s Sergio Pérez.The sport’s governing body, the FIA, issued a statement on Thursday.“We are closely monitoring the weather forecast for this weekend,” an FIA spokesperson said. “Having faced a similar situation last year in Miami with threats of thunderstorms, we have a contingency plan in place and will activate it if needed to minimise disruption to the on-track [program].”Last year, wet weather on Saturday forced the cancellation of the second F1 Academy race at the Miami Grand Prix, and the F1 Sprint race began in tricky conditions. Charles Leclerc crashed in those conditions ahead of the F1 Sprint race, and did not make the start.As of Friday morning, forecasts are calling for showers in the morning with heavy thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon, with an 85% chance of rain and up to a half-inch of precipitation during the afternoon:Complicating matters is the fact that few drivers have operated this year’s machinery in wet conditions, as noted by Piastri. Drivers are still coming to grips with the impact of the new regulations, which were tweaked during the extended break.Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli, the current championship leader, is one of the few drivers who has experienced the new cars in wet conditions. He described that experience as “tricky” on Thursday.“Yeah, I drove the car when we did the shakedown in Silverstone in the wet and definitely it was very tricky,” said Antonelli.“Although now with the changes, they clipped the power to 250 kilowatts for the wet and no boost, so that’s already a step forward in that regard. And definitely I think it’s going to be tricky because there will be a lot of unknown, and obviously we’re also going to be racing if the wet weather presents. But I think also another big topic is that we will need to increase tire blanket [temperatures] for the wet because I think as they are now, probably they will be a bit too low for the conditions.“So yeah, it’s going to be interesting to see, tricky, but let’s see. If it’s thunderstorms, like they say, we probably also won’t get under way for quite a bit of time. So, let’s see how that goes,” added Antonelli. “But definitely it’s going to be very interesting because there’s so much unknown in the wet at the moment, especially no one really used the inter tires, so we don’t know how it’s going to feel, how much grip there will be, especially with the new regulation. And I think also one thing with this year’s cars, it’s a bit harder to build temperature with the tyres, so in the wet they might be tricky and that’s why we probably would need to increase tire blanket [temps] in order to make it a bit better and a bit easier on that side. But yeah, let’s see what’s going to happen.”As Antonelli pointed out, ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, the FIA announced that the new boost mode would not be accessible for drivers in wet conditions, like we may see on Sunday.Regarding what F1 could do to the schedule, the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix may be a guide. Ahead of that race, qualifying for the Grand Prix was moved from Saturday to Sunday morning due to severe weather, and the start time of the Grand Prix on Sunday was pushed up by 90 minutes as well.With these forecasts, we could see something similar in Miami this weekend. #Weather #big #story #Miami #Grand #Prix](https://i3.wp.com/platform.sbnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-01-at-6.52.47AM.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400&ssl=1 "Weather the big story at the F1 Miami Grand Prix Formula 1 is finally back after an extended absence, with this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix.But it is shaping up to be a rather soggy return to the track.Weather was the dominant story during Thursday’s media day sessions, as current forecasts call for thunderstorms and heavy rain on Sunday during the main event. That forecast has all the drivers talking about what they might encounter, and even has the sport considering changing the schedule for the weekend.“It’ll be interesting. I don’t think many of us have driven these cars in the rain before, maybe a couple of people in Barcelona at the shakedown,“ said Oscar Piastri during Thursday’s FIA Press Conference. ”But I think they’re going to be challenging cars to drive in the rain just because of some of the quirks that they have. And obviously the weather, normally if it rains in Miami, it does it properly, so we’ll wait and see. But it’ll be interesting one way or another.““I understand that there is a meeting later on with the FIA to double-check the scenario for Sunday because apparently, it’s looking really bad. So, we’ll see if there are any changes on the schedule for the weekend,” added Cadillac’s Sergio Pérez.The sport’s governing body, the FIA, issued a statement on Thursday.“We are closely monitoring the weather forecast for this weekend,” an FIA spokesperson said. “Having faced a similar situation last year in Miami with threats of thunderstorms, we have a contingency plan in place and will activate it if needed to minimise disruption to the on-track [program].”Last year, wet weather on Saturday forced the cancellation of the second F1 Academy race at the Miami Grand Prix, and the F1 Sprint race began in tricky conditions. Charles Leclerc crashed in those conditions ahead of the F1 Sprint race, and did not make the start.As of Friday morning, forecasts are calling for showers in the morning with heavy thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon, with an 85% chance of rain and up to a half-inch of precipitation during the afternoon:Complicating matters is the fact that few drivers have operated this year’s machinery in wet conditions, as noted by Piastri. Drivers are still coming to grips with the impact of the new regulations, which were tweaked during the extended break.Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli, the current championship leader, is one of the few drivers who has experienced the new cars in wet conditions. He described that experience as “tricky” on Thursday.“Yeah, I drove the car when we did the shakedown in Silverstone in the wet and definitely it was very tricky,” said Antonelli.“Although now with the changes, they clipped the power to 250 kilowatts for the wet and no boost, so that’s already a step forward in that regard. And definitely I think it’s going to be tricky because there will be a lot of unknown, and obviously we’re also going to be racing if the wet weather presents. But I think also another big topic is that we will need to increase tire blanket [temperatures] for the wet because I think as they are now, probably they will be a bit too low for the conditions.“So yeah, it’s going to be interesting to see, tricky, but let’s see. If it’s thunderstorms, like they say, we probably also won’t get under way for quite a bit of time. So, let’s see how that goes,” added Antonelli. “But definitely it’s going to be very interesting because there’s so much unknown in the wet at the moment, especially no one really used the inter tires, so we don’t know how it’s going to feel, how much grip there will be, especially with the new regulation. And I think also one thing with this year’s cars, it’s a bit harder to build temperature with the tyres, so in the wet they might be tricky and that’s why we probably would need to increase tire blanket [temps] in order to make it a bit better and a bit easier on that side. But yeah, let’s see what’s going to happen.”As Antonelli pointed out, ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, the FIA announced that the new boost mode would not be accessible for drivers in wet conditions, like we may see on Sunday.Regarding what F1 could do to the schedule, the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix may be a guide. Ahead of that race, qualifying for the Grand Prix was moved from Saturday to Sunday morning due to severe weather, and the start time of the Grand Prix on Sunday was pushed up by 90 minutes as well.With these forecasts, we could see something similar in Miami this weekend. #Weather #big #story #Miami #Grand #Prix")
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