Nobogi 9 under par… Minji Park, 3 under par
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Hoon = Kim Su-ji (25) predicted an unknown escape after 5 years of her debut on the Korean Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) tour.
Kim Su-ji hit 9-under 63 in the first round of the KLPGA Tour KG E-Daily Ladies Open (total prize of 700 million won) held at Suning Point Country Club (par 72) in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 3rd.
Kim Su-ji, who swept 9 birdies without bogey, was regretful that one shot was missing from the course record (62 shots) established by Kim Ji-hyeon (30) in 2017. He also broke his personal record for the minimum stroke in 18 holes.
Lee Ga-young (22) and Park Bo-gyeom (23) were tied for second place by three strokes, and Kim Su-ji gave a green light to her first victory in her career.
It was a thrilling play that sticks when hit and enters when rolled.
Kim Suji missed the green only twice. I fell on the fringe once, and there was actually only one miss of the green. There were only 25 putts.
Five of the nine birdies were made with accurate shots within 5m, but a 14m birdie putt was put on the 6th hole (par 4), and a putt over 8m on the 8th hole (par 4) and 16th hole (par 3). Accurate putt stood out as he succeeded in .
Kim Su-ji, who debuted in 2017, had never been in the top 20 in the prize money ranking until last year. Last year, he dropped to 84th in the prize money ranking and returned to the tour after a seed match. He didn’t have a chance to make his name known to his fans.
The best result so far is tied for second place in the BC Card and Hankyung Ladies Cup in June.
Kim Su-ji said, “The course condition and weather were really good. I’m satisfied with the results as I played today. Shots and putts were all good. Half of today’s shots went as I drew, and I put all the putts as I saw them.” indicated
He added, “After the first half, I also saw the effect of practicing a lot of wedge shots that I lacked.”
Kim Su-ji, who participated in this competition three times until last year and ranked in the top 10 twice twice, acknowledged the course and relationship, saying, “I really liked this course and waited. It has a lot of draw holes and it feels like the course strategy is fixed.” did.
“It’s a pity (not winning), but I think I’ll always try. I’m still trying.” He said, “I think I’ll have to hit 18-under (total of three rounds) to win. I’ll try,” he said.
Lee Ga-young, who has been frequently entering the lead recently, played a neat game, catching 6 birdies without bogeying.
Rookie Park Bo-gyeom, who missed the cut 11 times this year, started his escape from the slump by sweeping 7 birdies with his long hitting power.
Kim Ji-hyun, who became the main character of ‘Ji-hyeon Cheon-ha’ after winning this competition in 2017, hit 5 under par 67 and tied for fourth place.
Choi Hye-jin (22), Park Hyeon-kyung (21), Jang Su-yeon (27), and Ji Soo-jin (24), who enjoyed the luck of the 16th hole (par 3) hole-in-one, also joined the group tied for 4th with a 5-under par 67.
Park Seo-jin (22), who defended the title this time after winning this competition in 2019, and Jang Hana (29), who ranked first in average batting average, recorded 4-under 68 strokes side by side.
Park Min-ji (23), who is aiming for 7 wins in the season, tied 4 birdies and 1 bogey to hit 3-under 69.
Park Min-ji said, “It wasn’t a bad day overall. However, the putts didn’t go as well as I thought. I will forget as soon as the first round is over and try to focus on reducing the number of strokes from the second round. I will aim for the win in the remaining rounds.”
khoon@yna.co.kr
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