Park In-bee's Strong Performance "Tied 7th, 6 Strokes Behind"... '2-Time Champion' Korda Leads

Third Major KPMG Women's PGA Championship Day 2: Kim Hyo-joo Tied 10th at 4 Under Par, Defending Champion Kim Sei-young Tied 49th

Park In-bee is teeing off on the 17th hole on the second day of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Johns Creek, USA = Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the strong performance of "Golf Queen" Park In-bee (33, KB Financial Group).

On the 26th (Korean time), at the Atlanta Athletic Golf Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, USA (par 72, 6,831 yards), the second day of the third major of the LPGA Tour season, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship (total prize money $4.5 million), Park shot 4 under par to rise to a tie for 7th place (5 under par 139). Nelly Korda leads (11 under par 133), with Lizette Salas (both from the USA) in second place (10 under par 134), just one stroke behind.

Starting from a tie for 23rd place, 4 strokes behind, Park recorded 1 eagle, 4 birdies, and 2 bogeys. In the front nine, she made 2 birdies on holes 12 and 17, and in the back nine, after a bogey on hole 3 (par 4), she made a birdie on hole 5 (par 5) and an exciting "shot eagle" on hole 6 (par 4). She recovered from a bogey on hole 8 with a birdie on the final hole 9 (also par 4), securing her position for the next round. Her accurate tee shots with a fairway hit rate of 78.57% and two bunker saves stood out.

She is 6 strokes behind the leader, in a position to aim for her second win of the season and 22nd career victory. This is the "promised tournament" where she built a golden tower with three consecutive wins from 2013 to 2015. Korda swept the leaderboard with 10 birdies (1 bogey), including 6 consecutive birdies. Her powerful drives averaged 272 yards, and her pinpoint iron shots missed the green only twice, showing outstanding performance. This is her third win of the season, following two consecutive wins since last week's Meijer Classic.

Kim Hyo-joo (26, Lotte) is tied for 10th place (4 under par 140), "ANA Champ" Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand) tied for 19th (3 under par 141), Yoo So-yeon (31, Mediheal) tied for 27th (2 under par 142), Lee Jeong-eun 6 (25, Daebang Construction) and "US Women's Open Champ" Yuka Saso (Philippines) are tied for 32nd (1 under par 143). Defending champion Kim Se-young (28, Mediheal) is tied for 49th (1 over par 145), and "Number 1" Ko Jin-young (26) is tied for 57th (2 over par 146).

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