"'No. 1 Seed' Lim Hee-jeong: '3-Under Par Advantage'... Who Is the LF Point Grand Championship Champ?"

At the KLPGA Tour Special Event Opening on the 20th, Park Hyunkyung and Lee Somi Start with 2 Under Par, Yoo Hyeran with 1 Under Par

Lim Hee-jung will start as the 'No. 1 seed' in the KLPGA Tour special event LF HAZZYS Point Championship.

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] "3-under par advantage."

‘No. 1 seed’ Lim Hee-jeong (21, Korea Land & Housing Trust) is the most favored. This is about the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour special event, the LF Hazzy’s Point King of Kings Championship (total prize money 170 million KRW, winner’s prize 50 million KRW), held on the 20th at JNJ Golf Resort in Jangheung, Jeonnam (par 72). Various criteria such as additional points for consecutive ‘Top 10’ finishes in the season and deductions for ‘cut off’ are converted into points. The reset scores starting point are 3-under par for 1st place, 2-under par for 2nd to 3rd place, 1-under par for 4th to 6th place, and even par for 7th to 10th place.

Lim Hee-jeong is a next-generation prospect who immediately won three times in her debut year on the KLPGA Tour in 2019. This year, she reached her fourth career win by defending her title at the High1 Resort Women’s Open in August. It is remarkable that she entered the ‘Top 10’ a total of 15 times, including one win, in 28 tournaments. The second and third places each have three wins, so she actually lacks victories. Especially regrettable was her runner-up finish at the BMW Ladies Championship co-hosted with the LPGA Tour in October.

During the four rounds, she collected 22 birdies without a single bogey. On the third day, with an 8-under par ‘moving day spurt,’ she took a 4-shot lead, and on the final day, she showed strong finishing with 4-under par. Ultimately, she was short by ‘2%’. World No. 2 Ko Jin-young (26) surged with 8-under par and added incredible power by placing a wood shot within 1 meter of the hole on the first playoff hole resumed at the 18th hole (par 4). Lim Hee-jeong’s ‘direct ticket to the LPGA Tour’ flew away like that.

Park Hyun-kyung has joined the competition for the championship at the KLPGA Tour special event, the LF Hazys Point King of Kings Tournament.

Park Hyun-kyung (20, Korea Land & Housing Trust) and Lee So-mi (22, SBI Savings Bank) are the players to watch. They start at 2-under par. Park Hyun-kyung achieved ‘back-to-back major wins’ at the KLPGA Championship in April, and Lee So-mi won twice at the Lotte Rent-a-Car Women’s Open in April and the MBN Women’s Open in August. Kim Ji-young 2 (25, SK Networks), Ahn Na-rin (25, Moon Young Group), and Yoo Hae-ran (20, SK Networks) start at 1-under par, while Kim Su-ji (25, Dongbu Construction) and Lee Ga-young (22, NH Investment & Securities) start at even par.

Heo Da-bin (23, Samil Pharmaceutical) and Kim Woo-jung (23, BC Card) joined as invited players. The tournament can be watched on SBS Golf (from 12:30) and via mobile apps and the official website for two days. Considering the absence of spectators, various fan services and generous events will continue online and on mobile. Right after the first round, players will hold fan meetings and auctions of cherished items, and the proceeds will be donated to ‘The Putsty Korea’ to be used as a fund for nurturing junior golfers.

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