"'No.1 Seed' Im Heejeong Leads by 5 Strokes: 'Victory Secured in One Go'... 'Have You Seen 9 Under Par?'"
LF Hazzys Point Championship Day 1: 3-Under Advantage + 9-Under Added for 12-Under, Anna Lin and Park Hyunkyung Tied for 2nd Place
Lim Hee-jeong is teeing off on the 1st hole on the first day of the LF Hazzys Point Championship. Photo by KLPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] "3 under par + 9 under par."
‘No. 1 seed’ Lim Hee-jeong (21, Korea Land & Trust) surged to a 9-under-par round on the first day of the LF Hazys Point King of Kings Tournament (total prize money 170 million KRW, winner's prize 50 million KRW) held on the 20th at JNJ Golf Resort (par 72) in Jangheung, Jeonnam, taking a commanding 5-stroke lead at 12 under par. This tournament is a special event on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour. Various criteria such as season performance, additional points for consecutive ‘top 10’ finishes, and deductions for ‘cut offs’ are converted into points.
Lim Hee-jeong earned a ‘3-under-par advantage’ and added a stormy 9-under-par round with 1 eagle and 8 birdies (1 bogey). Although the game was delayed by about an hour due to fog, she started strong with birdies on holes 1 and 4. She swept 5 consecutive birdies from holes 7 to 11, and recovered from a bogey on hole 13 (par 5) with a birdie on hole 14 (par 4). On hole 17 (par 5), she even made a shot eagle. It was a ‘dunk shot eagle’ where her third shot went straight into the hole. She smiled brightly, saying, "My shot feel is good."
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Anna Lin (25, Munyoung Group) started at 1 under par and added 6 under par to rise to a tie for 2nd place (7 under par), and Park Hyun-kyung (20, Korea Land & Trust) joined this group (2 under par + 5 under par). Kim Su-ji (25, Dongbu Construction) is in 4th place (5 under par), and invited players Kim Woo-jung (23, BC Card) and Kim Ji-young 2 (24, SK Networks) are tied for 5th place (4 under par). Yu Hae-ran (20, SK Networks), the winner of the 2021 season finale SK Shieldus·SK Telecom Championship that ended on the 14th, lost a stroke and remained in 9th place (even par).
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