Kim Hyo-joo tied for the lead on the first day of the US Women’s Open Golf안전놀이터, starting a strong start toward winning a major championship. I walked.
This is reporter Kim Young-seong.
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This is the 166m par 3 5th hole, Kim Hyo-joo’s tee shot.
After the ball lands in front of the green, it continues rolling downhill and skims the side of the hole.
Kim Hyo-joo, who caught a birdie lightly here, put in a long birdie putt of over 10m on the 8th hole, and also made a 7m birdie putt on the 17th hole, raising her momentum.
Hyo-Joo Kim, who shot a 4-under-par 68 to tie for the lead with China’s Xi Lin, has her first major win in nine years since her 2014 Evian Championship victory.
Four Korean players made it to the top 10, including Yoo Hae-ran, who tied for 3rd place with a 3-under par, and Yang Hee-young and Lee Jeong-eun, who tied for 9th place with a 2-under par. I did.
The US Women’s Open is a tournament in which Korean players have won 11 times, including Inbi Park, who won the championship twice, starting with Seri Pak, who won the ‘Barefoot Fighting Spirit’ in 1998.
World ranking No. 1 Ko Jin-young was sluggish with a 7-over par, and Korea’s strongest Min-ji Park recorded a 5-over par, remaining in the lower ranks.
At the domestic women’s golf Daeyu Winia Open, Kim Su-ji succeeded in an eagle putt of 13m on the first day and hit 5 under par to take the lead by one stroke.