'Number 2' Ko Jin-young Leads for Second Day... Yoo So-yeon 3 Shots Behind in 2nd Place
Korda, World No.1, Adds 2-Under Par Over 14 Holes in Founders Cup Round 2, Tied for 9th Place
Ko Jin-young is taking a shot on the 11th hole on the second day of the Founders Cup. West Caldwell, USA - Getty Images / Multibits Photo by Multibits
View original image[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] The rising momentum of 'Number 2' Ko Jin-young (26).
On the 9th (Korean time), at the Mountain Ridge Golf Club in West Caldwell, New Jersey, USA (par 71, 6,656 yards), during the second day of the LPGA Tour Cognizant Founders Cup (total prize money $3 million), Ko added 2 under par over 14 holes, maintaining her position at the top of the leaderboard for the second day with 10 under par. Three players including Yoo So-yeon (31, Mediheal) are tied for second place at 7 under par, three strokes behind, while world No. 1 Nelly Korda (USA) is tied for ninth place at 5 under par.
Ko Jin-young was the winner in 2019. The tournament was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making this year a title defense. She successfully sprinted out with 8 under par on the first day, and on this day, she recorded 3 birdies and 1 bogey. Her streak of 12 consecutive rounds scoring in the 60s is remarkable. Starting with a 69 in all four rounds of the Evian Championship in July, followed by the Portland Classic, Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, ShopRite LPGA Classic (rounds 1-3) in September and October, and continuing through the second round of this tournament. She is now just two rounds shy of Annika Sorenstam's (Sweden) 14 consecutive rounds in 2005.
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The motivation is further fueled by the head-to-head competition with Korda. Korda has already swept 3 wins early this year: Gainbridge in March, the Meijer Classic in August, and her third major, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. She leads in prize money ($1,942,000), scoring average (69.02), and CME Globe Race points (2,874). Koreans Choi Woon-jung (31, Volvik), Jeon In-ji (27, KB Financial Group), and Shin Ji-eun (29) are in a chase battle tied for fifth place at 6 under par.
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