"Juli is always a tough competitor, no matter what course or what week," said Burton, who is back to full-time on the LPGA Tour after reconstructive shoulder surgery that caused her to miss the entire 1999 season. "But this is going to be a great weekend for
Golf Clubs."
Koch is hoping to
Mizuno MP-60 Iron Set improve on her finish from when she contended at the 1998 Longs Drugs Challenge. The Swede led all three rounds but was passed by Donna Andrews on Sunday and earned her third of four career runner-up finishes on the LPGA Tour.
"If I win, that's great, but it will happen when it happens," said Koch, who is still searching for her first LPGA victory. "I don't think seconds will ever be frustrating for me. If
Mizuno MP 62 Irons I finish second 10 more times, I've had a good career."
Jill McGill is all alone at five-under-par, followed by first-round co-leaders Rachel Hetherington
Mizuno MP-58 Irons and
mizuno mp-52 irons Cindy Figg-Currier at 140 (-4).