Kristen Gillman is currently competing in the third round at the 2024 Maybank Championship. The LPGA Tour event is being held at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Gillman had a strong start to the tournament, having carded 6-under 66 in the first round and tied for fifth. In the second round, she scored 2-under 70 and was tied for ninth. She made another solid start in the third round with a hole-in-one on the 4th hole.
LPGA Tour shared the video of her hole-in-one on the 4th hole at the Maybank Championship. In the video, Gillman can be seen making a clean strike from the tee shot and her ball bouncing a few times before landing in the hole.
At the time of writing, Kristen Gillman was at 2-under 50 in 13 holes. She is tied for seventh with Mirabel Ting, Wichanee Meechai, Celine Boutier, Gabriela Ruffels and Hye Jin Choi.
Haeran Ryu is on the top of the leaderboard with a score 15-under. Ruoning Yin is a shot behind on second and Jeeno Thitikul is on third. The winner of the tournament of the Maybank Championship will receive $450,000 from the $3m purse.
A look at Kristen Gillman's performances so far in 2024
Kristen Gillman has had an underwhelming 2024 season so far, having amassed just two top-10 finishes and four in the top-25 from 24 starts, while missing ten cuts. She is currently positioned 76th in the Race to CME Globe rankings.
Kristen Gillman's best performances include a seventh finish at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give and a T9 finish at the Kroger Queen City Championship. Her other notable finishes include a T12 at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship and a T13 at Ford Championship.
Let's take a look at Kristen Gillman's performances in the 2024 LPGA Tournaments:
- LPGA Drive On Championship: Missed Cut (72-72, 144, +2)
- Blue Bay LPGA: T31 (69-75-71-70, 285, -3)
- FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship: Missed Cut (76-70, 146, +4)
- Ford Championship pres. by KCC: T13 (68-67-71-67, 273, -15)
- T-Mobile Match Play pres. by MGM Rewards: T40 (71-74-81, 226, +10)
- The Chevron Championship: T62 (70-73-77-75, 295, +7)
- JM Eagle LA Championship pres. by Plastpro: T32 (71-71-73-69, 284, E)
- Cognizant Founders Cup: Missed Cut (72-76, 148, +4)
- Mizuho Americas Open: Missed Cut (72-75, 147, +3)
- U.S. Women's Open pres. by Ally: T36 (73-75-73-69, 290, +10)
- ShopRite LPGA Classic pres. by Acer: T40 (71-67-70, 208, -5)
- Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give: 7 (69-68-69-69, 275, -13)
- KPMG Women's PGA Championship: Missed Cut (80-78, 158, +14)
- The Amundi Evian Championship: Missed Cut (71-73, 144, +2)
- Dana Open: T33 (69-69-70-71, 279, -5)
- CPKC Women's Open: Missed Cut (74-76, 150, +6)
- Portland Classic: Missed Cut (72-68, 140, -4)
- ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open: Missed Cut (79-75, 154, +10)
- AIG Women's Open: T49 (77-71-71-74, 293, +5)
- FM Championship: T67 (72-73-76-69, 290, +2)
- Kroger Queen City Championship pres. by P&G: T9 (69-68-69-70, 276, -12)
- Walmart NW Arkansas Championship pres. by P&G: T12 (68-67-67, 202, -11)
- Buick LPGA Shanghai: T36 (72-71-68-72, 283, -5)