The LPGA was back in the U.S. after last playing in Florida on February 9. Since then the tour was in Asia for three events but now returned to Arizona for the Ford Championship at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler.

The LPGA returned to the U.S. for the first time since early February with the 2025 Ford Championship just outside Phoenix. The $2.25 million purse marked the first time for some in the field of 144 to earn a paycheck in more than a month. The winner at Whirlwind Golf Club earned $337,500. A total of 74 players made the cut.

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Charley Hull ended her long and active day without any blood seeping through her sock, only a bogey-free card of 9-under 63 that gave her a one-shot lead over Nanna Koertz Madsen in the opening round Thursday at the Ford Championship.