Jisoo Jin 7 Under Par "Rookie Storm"... Park Minji's 'Queen Quintuple Bogey'

MBN Women’s Open Day 1: Jo Ah-yeon Tied 2nd, 1 Stroke Behind Leader; Jang Ha-na and Lim Hee-jeong Tied 7th at 4 Under Par

Jisoo Jin is hitting an iron shot on the 9th hole on the first day of the Daewoo Winia MBN Women's Open. Photo by KLPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the ‘Rookie Storm’ of Jisoo Jin (24, Pepper Savings Bank).

On the first day of the KLPGA Tour Daeyu Winia MBN Women’s Open (total prize money 800 million won) held on the 13th at Daeyu Montberr Golf Course (par 72, 6,551 yards) in Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, she surged to 7 under par and topped the leaderboard. Jo Ah-yeon (21, Dongbu Construction) and Hyun Se-rin (20, Daebang Construction) are tied for 2nd place (6 under par 66), while Kim Ji-young 2 (25, SK Networks) and Hong Jeong-min (19, CJ OnStyle) are tied for 4th place (5 under par 67) in pursuit.

Jisoo Jin swept up 7 birdies without a single bogey. After reducing 3 strokes in the front nine with birdies on the 1st hole (par 4) and ‘stepping stone birdies’ on the 4th and 6th holes, she added 4 more birdies on the 13th, 15th, 16th, and 18th holes in the back nine. She debuted this year and had only made it to the final rounds 5 times out of 14 tournaments. The only time she scored in the 60s was in the second round of the NH Investment & Securities Ladies Championship last May. Although her prize money ranking was only 98th (21.34 million won), she soared today.

"Since it was my first time on the regular tour, the pin positions were difficult and my shots were not good, so I was just trying to save par," said Jisoo Jin. "I prepared with the mindset to focus on the process rather than the result. Tomorrow, I plan to concentrate and play so that everything goes as I want." Jang Ha-na (29, BC Card), Lim Hee-jung (21, Korea Land Trust), Lee Ji-hyun 3 (23, DB Insurance), and Park Joo-young (31, Dongbu Construction) all started comfortably tied for 7th place (4 under par 68).

Jeju Samdasoo Masters champion Oh Ji-hyun (25, KB Financial Group) is tied for 15th place (3 under par 69). Lee So-mi (22, SBI Savings Bank), Lee Da-yeon (24, Mediheal), and Jang Soo-yeon (27, Dongbu Construction) joined this group. Park Hyun-kyung (21, Korea Land Trust) and Choi Hye-jin (22, Lotte) started tied for 44th place (1 under par). Six-time champion Park Min-ji (23, NH Investment & Securities) struggled with a triple bogey on the 6th hole (par 5) and finished 3 over par, tied for 94th place.

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