Anna Lin's Strength "2 Strokes Behind in 2nd"... Bouchard Leads

LPGA Tour Q-Series Second Stage Day 2: 3-Under Par Over 21 Holes, Titikun 3rd, Choi Hye-jin 4th, Furue 5th

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the strength of Anna Lin (25, Munyoung Group, photo).

On the 11th (Korean time), at the Highland Oaks Golf Club (par 72) in Dothan, Alabama, USA, during the second day of the second round of the LPGA Tour Qualifying (Q) Series (total prize money $150,000), she added 3 under par over 21 holes to maintain 2nd place (25 under par 405 strokes). Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (France) is in the lead (27 under par 403 strokes). It is a grueling schedule of 8 rounds and 144 holes over the 1st and 2nd rounds. If a player enters the ‘top 45’, they earn an LPGA Tour card for next year.

Anna Lin, who has won 2 titles on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, recorded 4 birdies and 1 bogey. After making pars on the 3 holes that were not completed the previous day due to sunset, she gained momentum with ‘stepping stone birdies’ on holes 12 and 14 during the second round, then took a brief breather with a bogey on the 15th hole (par 5). In the back nine, she made consecutive birdies on holes 3 and 4, promising a strong next round. She is 2 strokes behind the leader, in a position to aim for the top spot.

Bouchard shot 4 under par with 8 birdies, 2 bogeys, and 1 double bogey. She has held the No. 1 spot in the amateur world rankings for over half a year. Notably, she won the LET (Ladies European Tour) Skaftoe Open in Sweden just two weeks after turning professional in August last year. Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand), ranked 18th in the world, shot 3 under par to rise to 3rd place (22 under par 408 strokes). She is 5 strokes behind the leader, still in a position to challenge for the victory.

Choi Hye-jin (22, Lotte) faltered, exchanging 2 birdies for 2 bogeys, dropping one place to 4th (19 under par 411 strokes). Ayaka Furue, ranked 17th in the world, is 5th (16 under par 414 strokes), and 2019 major British Women’s Open champion Hinako Shibuno (both from Japan) are tied for 7th (14 under par 416 strokes). From Korea, Hong Ye-eun (19) is 21st (9 under par 421 strokes), Park Geum-gang (20) tied for 65th (1 over par 431 strokes), and Kim Min-ji (23) is 67th (3 over par 433 strokes).

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