Lee Joo-mi (28), in her 11th year of debut, jumped to the lead by one stroke on the second day of the Korea Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour Mediheal and Hankook Ilbo Championships (total prize money of 1 billion won).
In the second round of the tournament held at the Ferrum Club (par 72, 6652 yards) in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do on the 14th, Joo-mi Lee hit 4-under-par 68 with 4 birdies without a bogey, recording an interim total of 9-under 135. Lee Joo-mi, who started the game tied for second place on the 10th hole, made her first birdie on the 16th hole (par 3), then reduced the number of strokes in the 8th hole (par 3) following the second and seventh holes in the second half.
On this day, I caught two birdies on the par 3 hole because I liked the iron shot and the putt. Lee Joo-mi, who had a chance to win in her 147th appearance since her debut in 2013, tied for 5th at the 2021 Daebo House Open as her best record.
After finishing the game, he said, “For two days, long-distance putts went well and I got good results.” “There are still two rounds left, so my goal is to record the top 5 or higher, the highest score, rather than being greedy.”
In response to the point that there were many times when he showed mental faltering in the previous tournament, he coolly replied, “I originally had a lot of emotional ups and downs, but maybe it’s the beginning of the season, but my mentality is still good, and this tournament is especially calm.”
2nd place Kim Min-byeol [Picture = KLPGA]
Rookie Kim Min-byeol (19), who started at the lead by 3 strokes, exchanged 3 bogeys with a birdie, finishing at even par and dropping to 2nd place (8 under par). Kim Min-byeol, who passed the top seed match and finished 6th in last week’s competition, said after the game, “The feel and putt feel were worse than the first round, and the greens are very difficult courses, but there were many difficult putts today.”
He, who made his professional debut in October of last year as a national team member, said, “I try not to be greedy” about the strategy to reduce the score for the remaining two days. out,” he added.
Park Ji-young, who is challenging to defend her title, hit 65 strokes with 7 birdies without a bogey, raising her ranking by 34 places, and is tied for 3rd place (7 under par) with Park Hyun-kyung (23) and Kim Ji-soo. Park Ji-young said, “I played aggressively today because I played a game yesterday that I was disappointed with, and it suited me well.
Park Hyun-kyung tied for third place [Picture = KLPGA]
Jung Yoon-ji, Ji Han-sol, Noh Seung-hee, and Kim Si-won pursued a tie for 6th place with a 6 under par 138 strokes. Park Min-ji (25), who recently won the most wins and prize money for the second year in a row, tied 4 birdies and 2 bogeys to hit a 2 under par 70, tied for 10th place (5 under par) with Song Ga-eun and Kim Su-ji.
Lee Ye-won (20), who won the Lotte Rent-A-Car Women’s Open last week, tied for 18th (3 under par), and Ryu So-yeon (31),메이저사이트who is active on the LPGA tour, tied for 25th (2 under par), and Kim Se-young tied for 31st. Wie (1 under par), Anna Lynn (27), and invited Swedish player Lynn Maria Grant advanced to the third round with a tie for 40th (even par).
With 120 players participating, he passed the cut to a tie for 64th place with a total of 1 over par for two days. Jang Ha-na (31) was also sluggish with 8 over par 80 strokes, such as recording two double bogeys each in the par 3 hole, and was eliminated at the bottom of the cut with a total of 21 over par.