Monday qualifier snags a car with LPGA Founders Cup ace

Giulia Molinaro earned a spot in this week’s JTBC Founders Cup on the LPGA Tour through a Monday qualifier, then she earned a set of wheels in Round 1 on Thursday.

The swing that helped drive her home tonight in a new @Kia K-900! #Ace on the 17th for @GMolinaroGolf #FoundersCup pic.twitter.com/XQ7UH17FvH

— LPGA (@LPGA) March 20, 2015

Molinaro made an ace at the par-3 17th at host Wildfire Golf Club. With the hole-in-one came a new Kia.

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The Italian-born player had no idea the prize came along with the 1 on her card.

“The first reaction was like, ‘Oh, great, hole-in-one,'” said Molinaro. “Then it clicked that it actually was a car, so I think I screamed ‘car’ in Italian.”

It was the second hole-in-one of the day for the field, with former world No. 1 Ai Miyazato making hers on the par-3 fourth hole.

Molinaro shot 2-under 70 in the first round to trail leader Stacy Lewis by six shots.

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