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The New Zealander said she had not been fully
confident heading into the event at Carlton Woods, the new home
of the first women's major of the season.
"To be honest, I struggled the first few times I played around
this course, and I was like, I don't know how I'm going to do
this," Ko said.
"I think there were more positives than I thought. I wasn't the
most confident going into today, so I think there are a lot of
good things to take, and hopefully, I'm going to take the
not-so-good stuff and polish it up a little bit."
Ko, who started at the 10th, notched her fourth birdie of the
day on her last hole, picking up a shot after successive bogeys.
"To finish off with a birdie on the last after bogeying 16 and
17, it's definitely going to make lunch taste a little better,"
the 25-year-old added.
"Even if you don't hit it the best you can, you can just manage
your way around and not try to make it perfect. I know it may
not look pretty, but I'm just scrambling my way around."
A win on Sunday would give the two-time major winner the two
points she needs to become the youngest eligible player for the
LPGA Hall of Fame.
(Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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