'4-Penalty' Park Minji "Eventually Cut Off"... Annarin Takes Lead
MBN Women’s Open Day 2 Even Par Stagnation, Lee Gayoung 2nd, Jang Hana Tied 3rd in Victory Race
Park Min-ji is preparing for a tee shot on the 1st hole on the second day of the MBN Women's Open. Photo by KLPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] ‘6-win champion’ Park Min-ji (23, NH Investment & Securities) was ultimately ‘cut off’.
On the 14th, at Daeyu Montvert Golf Club (Par 72, 6,551 yards) in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, during the second day of the KLPGA Tour Daeyu Winia MBN Women's Open (total prize money 800 million KRW), she remained at even par, tied for 80th place (3 over par, 147 strokes). It is interesting that her trouble started with a quintuple bogey on the 6th hole (par 5) in the first round. The actual strokes taken were 6, but due to a golf rules violation, she was penalized with 4 additional penalty strokes. She cheerfully reflected, saying, "I learned for the first time in 12 years that 5 over par is called a quintuple bogey," and "It was a big lesson."
At that time, Park Min-ji’s second shot flew into the woods, so she played a provisional ball. The problem was that she did not inform her playing partners. That resulted in a one-stroke penalty, making it the fourth stroke. The original ball was found under a tree, and playing with this ball made the situation worse. She picked up the provisional ball without marking it, incurring another one-stroke penalty, and using the original ball became ‘playing the wrong ball,’ which added two more penalty strokes. What was initially a ‘4 on 2 putts’ bogey quickly turned into an ‘8 on 2 putts’ quintuple bogey.
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Anna Lin (25) led the second day with a steady 5-under-par performance, taking the lead by one stroke (10 under par, 134 strokes). She is poised to claim her third career win following the Hana Financial Group Championship last November. Lee Ga-young (22) is in second place (9 under par, 135 strokes), and seven players including Jang Ha-na (29, BC Card) are tied for third place (8 under par, 136 strokes), engaging in a chase. Oh Ji-hyun (25, KB Financial Group), champion of the Jeju Samdasoo Masters, is tied for 10th place (7 under par, 137 strokes).
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