Yoo Hae-ran, 3-stroke lead "Marching to 2nd win"... Park Min-ji tied 33rd
SK Shieldus·SK Telecom Championship Day 1: Park Ji-young and 4 Others Tied for 2nd, Lee So-mi Tied for 7th, Lim Hee-jung Tied for 62nd
Yoo Hae-ran is celebrating with her caddie after making a birdie on the 18th hole on the first day of the SK Shielders·SK Telecom Championship. Photo by KLPGA
View original image[Chuncheon (Gangwon Province) = Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Yoo Hae-ran (20, SK Networks) is advancing toward victory.
On the 12th, at La Vie Belle Golf Club in Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province (par 72, 6,815 yards), the first day of the final round of the 2021 KLPGA Tour SK Shielders·SK Telecom Championship (total prize money 1 billion KRW) saw her shoot 5 under par, placing her at the top of the leaderboard. Five players, including ‘S-OIL Champ’ Park Ji-young (25, Korea Land & Housing Corporation), Song Ga-eun (21, MG Saemaeul Geumgo), and Choi Ye-rim (22, SK Networks), are tied for second place (2 under par, 70 strokes), pursuing her closely.
Yoo Hae-ran collected six birdies and one bogey. Although she started shakily with a bogey on the 2nd hole (par 4), she changed the momentum with birdies on the 5th and 8th holes. In the back nine, she made two pairs of consecutive birdies on the 10th-11th and 17th-18th holes. Leading by three strokes, this is a great opportunity to wash away the disappointment of finishing as runner-up last year. In September, she earned her third career win at the El Cru-TV Chosun Pro Celebrity tournament. She cheered, "I played hoping the ball would just go on flat ground, and that led to a good score."
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Two-time champion Lee So-mi (22, SBI Savings Bank) is tied for 7th place (1 under par, 71 strokes), Park Hyun-kyung (21, Korea Land & Housing Corporation) is tied for 12th (even par, 72 strokes), and Jang Ha-na (29, BC Card) is tied for 19th (1 over par, 73 strokes). Park Min-ji (23, NH Investment & Securities) and Lim Hee-jung (21, Korea Land & Housing Corporation), who are competing for the overall title, had mixed fortunes. Park Min-ji is tied for 33rd place (2 over par, 74 strokes), but Lim Hee-jung is tied for 62nd place (5 over par, 77 strokes), facing the risk of being cut off.
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