Difficult to maintain performance due to weather
Park “Satisfied with entering the top 10 for the first time”
After finishing tied for 8th in the first tournament of the 2022 season on the LPGA Tour, Park In-bee (34) said, “The last two days were very cold, but I’m satisfied that I finished in the top 10 in the first tournament of the season.”
Park In-bee scored a 7-under 281 shot at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions ($1.5 million total prize money) in the opening match of the LPGA Tour 2022 season held at the Lake Nona Golf and Country Club (par 72) in Orlando, Florida, USA on the 24th (Korean time). tied for 8th.
It was 9 strokes from the 16-under par 272 of the winning Korean player Daniel Kang (USA).
After the game, Inbee Park said, “It was the first game of the season, and the overall feeling was not bad. He added, “The putt was disappointing overall,” he added. In Orlando, where the tournament was held, it was chilly on the 24th, with the lowest temperature dropping to 4 degrees and the highest temperature of 15 degrees.
Park In-bee, who recorded 29 putts per round this tournament, said, “I think I did well for the first game of the season.” “It’s the next two weeks in Florida.
Daniel Kang, who won the championship, said, “I played 3 under par yesterday in cold weather and 4 under par today, but I think it’s the first time I’ve hit so well in cold weather.”
Daniel Kang is the only player out of the 29 players who participated in this tournament to record at bats in their 60s in both rounds 3 and 4.
Daniel Kang took 2nd place Brook Henderson (Canada) by three strokes and harvested his 6th win on the tour. The prize money for winning this competition is 225,000 dollars (about 260 million won). World No. 1 Nelly Corda (USA), who led the world by one stroke until the third round, lost three strokes that day and was pushed down to a tie for fourth place by a 10-under 278 stroke.
Meanwhile, Siwoo Kim (27), who was aiming for the American Express (total prize of $7.6 million) on the PGA Tour, finished the tournament in a tie for 11th. With a final total of 16-under 272, he finished tied for 11th, one stroke behind Paul Barson (France), who placed 10th alone.
Im Seong-jae (24), who was tied for 31st with a 10-under-par 206 until the third round, shot a 6-under 66 with six birdies in the fourth round, and tied for 11th with Kim Si-woo with a final total of 16-under 272.
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