[Golf Topic] Heo Yunna "My First Dream 59 in KLPGA~"

Heo Yunna is taking a selfie holding her scorecard after shooting 59 in the first round of the KLPGA Dream Tour Qualifying Tournament. Photo by KLPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○… Heo Yunna (23) became the first player in the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) to shoot the "dream 59."

On the 22nd, at the KLPGA Dream (2nd division) Tour Qualifying Tournament Round 1 held at Gunsan CC, Jeonbuk (par 72, 6,383 yards), she recorded 13-under-par 59 by making one eagle and 11 birdies. The KLPGA regular tour's "lowest 18-hole score ever" was 60, set by Lee Jeongeun6 (25, Daebang Construction) in the second round of the 2017 Park Seri Invitational. She cheered, saying, "This will be the most memorable moment in my life," and "I never dreamed I would shoot 59."

Heo Yunna joined the KLPGA in August 2016 and has been playing on the Jump (3rd division) Tour and the Dream Tour. She ranked 48th and 38th in the regular tour qualifying tournaments in 2019 and 2020, respectively, and has played on the first division stage. She stated, "My ultimate goal is to return to the regular tour," and added, "I want to lift the Dream Tour championship trophy this year and get back to the first division tour." In the second round of the qualifying tournament on the 25th, she shot even par and finished the tournament in 4th place (13-under-par 131).

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