Lee Ga-young hits a tee shot at the 13th hole in the second round of the ‘National Shelter High1 Resort Women’s Open 2021’ held at High1 CC in Jeongseon, Gangwon-do on the 20th. (provided by KLPGA) 2021.8.20/News1
(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Na Yeon-jun = Lee Ga-young (22?NH Investment & Securities), who has not yet won a championship on the Korea Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) tour, continues to rise in the second round of the National Shelter High1 Resort Women’s Open 2021 (total prize money of 800 million won) He went on to win the championship.
In the second round of the tournament held at High1 Country Club (par 72-6511 yards) in Jeongseon, Gangwon-do on the 20th, Lee Ga-young recorded five birdies without bogey and shot a 5-under 67.
Lee Ga-young, who recorded a 5-under par for two days in a row, was placed at the top of the leaderboard with a mid-total 10-under 134. It is 4 strokes behind the tied second group (6 under par 138).
Since her professional debut this year, Lee Ga-young has been performing at her best. In July, he entered the top 10 five times, winning runner-up at the McCall and Mona Park Opens. Gayoung Lee, who was thirsty for the first win, seized the opportunity to stand at the top with good performances from the beginning of this competition.
Gayoung Lee, who took the lead in the first round, continued her upward trend in the second round. He caught birdies on the 2nd hole (par 4) and 3rd hole (par 4) and added a birdie on the 8th hole (par 3).
There was no shake in the second round. Gayoung Lee, who caught birdies on the 10th (par 4) and 15th (par 5) holes, finished the round without losing a stroke.
After the second round, Ga-young Lee said, “Every time I had a feeling of ‘I have to win’, it didn’t work out well. I think there will be good results if I play the same way as now without being greedy for the remaining 3 or 4 rounds.”
Oh Ji-hyeon (25? KB Financial Group), who won the Jeju Samdasoo Masters at the end of July, tied for second place with Huh Da-bin (23? Samil Pharm) with a mid-total 6-under-par 138. Park Min-ji (23? NH Investment & Securities), who is challenging for seven wins in the season, reduced three strokes on the day and placed a joint fourth place with Jo Ah-yeon (21? Dongbu Construction) with a 5-under 139.
Park Hyun-kyung and Lim Hee-jeong (21? Korea Land Trust) are tied for sixth with a 4-under par of 140.
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