"Recommended Player" Lee Yewon Storms Ahead "Tied for Lead by 1 Stroke"... Kim Hyoju Tied for 4th by 2 Strokes
Major KB Financial Star Championship Day 2: Jang Hana Tied for Lead, Park Jooyoung 3rd, Park Minji Tied 8th, Park Inbee Tied 18th
Lee Ye-won is making an iron shot on the 1st hole of the second day of the major KB Financial Star Championship. Photo by KLPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] The whirlwind of "recommended player" Lee Ye-won (18, KB Financial Group) continues.
On the 10th, at Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do (par 72, 6,689 yards), during the second day of the fourth major of the 2021 KLPGA Tour season, the KB Financial Star Championship (total prize money 1.2 billion KRW), she surged with a 5-under-par round to take the top spot on the leaderboard (6-under-par 138). Joint leader is Jang Ha-na (29, BC Card), ranked 3rd in prize money, and Park Joo-young (31, Dongbu Construction) is in 3rd place (5-under-par 139), while defending champion Kim Hyo-joo (26, Lotte) and two others share 4th place (4-under-par 140).
Starting from a tie for 10th place, 2 strokes behind, Lee Ye-won showed perfect play with 5 birdies and no bogeys. She reduced 2 strokes in the front nine with birdies on the 1st hole (par 5) and 6th hole (par 4), then demonstrated fierce stamina with 3 consecutive birdies from the 14th to 16th holes in the back nine. She took the lead by 1 stroke, seizing her first career victory opportunity. She was promoted to full membership after winning two consecutive tournaments on the KLPGA Jump (3rd tier) Tour this year, and won the first Dream Challenge of the Dream (2nd tier) Tour on the 1st of this month.
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Kim Hyo-joo is putting on the 1st hole of the second day of the major KB Financial Star Championship. Photo by KLPGA
View original image"Overseas player" Kim Hyo-joo reduced 1 stroke, keeping hopes for a consecutive win alive. Six-time champion Park Min-ji (23, NH Investment & Securities) and Choi Hye-jin (22, Lotte) are tied for 8th place (1-under-par 143), while Park Hyun-kyung (21, Korea Land & Trust), Oh Ji-hyun (25), Jeon In-ji (27, both KB Financial Group), and Kim Hae-rim (32, Samchully) are among seven players tied for 11th place (even par 144). "Golf queen" Park In-bi (33, KB Financial Group) recorded 4 birdies and 1 double bogey, rising to a tie for 18th place, 7 strokes behind (1-over-par 145).
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