Se-young Kim 2nd "Comeback Win GO~"... Nordqvist Leads
Arkansas Championship Day 2: Shin Ji-eun Tied 3rd at 7 Under Par, Park In-bee and Lee Mi-hyang Tied 11th
Kim Sei-young is holing out on the 18th hole on the second day of the Arkansas Championship. Rogers, Arkansas, USA = Getty Images / Multibits
View original image[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] It is Kim Se-young's (27, Mirae Asset) 'comeback victory march.'
On the 30th (Korean time), at the Rogers Pinnacle Golf Club in Rogers, Arkansas, USA (par 71, 6,331 yards), during the second day of the LPGA Tour Arkansas Championship (total prize money $2.3 million), she shot 7-under par to rise to 2nd place (13-under par 129 strokes). Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) surged with 9-under par to take a 3-stroke lead (16-under par 126 strokes), while Shin Ji-eun (28), Nelly Korda, and Austin Ernst (all from the USA) were tied for 3rd place (12-under par 130 strokes).
Kim Se-young recorded 1 eagle, 7 birdies, and 1 double bogey. Starting at the 10th hole (par 4), she immediately made a birdie, then added birdies consecutively at the 12th, 14th, and 16th holes. The highlight was the eagle at the 18th hole (par 5), where her second shot from 170 meters landed close to the hole, resulting in '2-on 1-putt.' In the back nine, she energized the game with 'stepping stone birdies' at the 1st and 3rd holes. Although the double bogey at the 8th hole (par 4) was disappointing, she changed the momentum with a birdie at the final 9th hole (par 4).
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It is interesting that this was Kim Se-young's first appearance since the LPGA Tour was suspended in February due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). She had been playing on the Korean LPGA (KLPGA) Tour and returned to the US after seven months. She said, "I will do my best until the end." Following her, Korea's Park In-bee (32, KB Financial Group) and Lee Mi-hyang (27) are tied for 11th place (8-under par 134 strokes), and Choi Woon-jung (30, Volvik) is tied for 18th place (7-under par 135 strokes).
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