On the First Day of the Champions Trophy Four-Ball, the 'Overseas Players Alliance' Leads by 3 Points; Six Foursome Matches on the Second Day

'Team KLPGA' Park Hyun-kyung (photo) teamed up with Choi Hye-jin to defeat the 'Overseas Players Alliance' Choi Na-yeon and Lee Mi-hyang by 3 holes in the four-ball on the first day of the Orange Life Championship Trophy. Photo by Orange Life

'Team KLPGA' Park Hyun-kyung (photo) teamed up with Choi Hye-jin to defeat the 'Overseas Players Alliance' Choi Na-yeon and Lee Mi-hyang by 3 holes in the four-ball on the first day of the Orange Life Championship Trophy. Photo by Orange Life

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[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] '4.5-1.5.'


It is a strong start for 'Team KLPGA.' On the 7th, at the Blue One Danoers Golf Course in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk (Par 72, 6,518 yards), 'Team KLPGA' secured 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in the first day of the Orange Life Champions Trophy (total prize money 1.2 billion KRW) six four-ball matches (each player plays their own ball and the better score is chosen). A win is worth 1 point, and a draw 0.5 points. In the second match, Park Min-ji (22, NH Investment & Securities) and Kim Ji-young 2 (24, SK Networks) defeated Park In-bi (32, KB Financial Group) and Lee Min-young (28, Hanwha Q CELLS) by 3 holes.


Following that, in the first match, Lee So-young (23, Lotte) and Lim Hee-jeong (20, Hanwha Q CELLS) edged out Yoo So-yeon (30, Mediheal) and Bae Sun-woo (26) by 2 holes, and in the third match, Choi Hye-jin (21, Lotte) and Park Hyun-kyung (20, Korea Land & Trust) also defeated Choi Na-yeon (33, Daebang Construction) and Lee Mi-hyang (27, Volvik) by 3 holes. In the fourth match, Kim Ah-rim (25, SBI) and Yoo Hae-ran (19, SK Networks) were trailing by 2 holes at the halfway point against Shin Ji-ae (32) and Lee Jeong-eun 6 (24, Daebang Construction), but successfully turned it around to win by 1 hole.



In the fifth match, Oh Ji-hyun (24, KB Financial Group) and Choi Ye-rim (21, Hite Jinro) drew with Kim Ha-neul (32, Hite Jinro) and Hur Mi-jung (31, Daebang Construction). On the other hand, the 'Overseas Players Alliance' recorded their only victory in the sixth match, where Ji Eun-hee (34, Hanwha Q CELLS) and Kim Hyo-joo (25, Lotte) defeated Kim Ji-hyun (29, Hanwha Q CELLS) and Lee So-mi (21, SBI) by 4 holes. On the second day, six foursome matches (two players alternate shots with one ball) will continue. The winning team will receive 700 million KRW, and the runner-up team will receive 500 million KRW.


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