Anna Lin's Fierce Effort "2nd Place, 5 Strokes Behind"... 'Hole-in-One' Bouchard "Leading the Race"

LPGA Tour Q-Series Stage 2 Day 3: Ti Tikkun 3rd at 2 Under Par, Choi Hye-jin and Furue Tied 5th

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

On the 12th (Korean time), at the Highland Oaks Golf Club (par 72) in Dothan, Alabama, USA, during the third day of the second stage of the LPGA Tour Qualifying (Q) Series (total prize money $150,000), she recorded 2 under par and maintained 2nd place (27 under par, 475 strokes). Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (France) surged ahead as the leader (32 under par, 470 strokes). It is a grueling schedule of 8 rounds and 144 holes over the first and second stages. If a player enters the 'top 45', they can compete in next year's LPGA Tour.

Anna Lin started in 2nd place, 2 strokes behind, and combined 5 birdies, 1 bogey, and 1 double bogey. After the first birdie on the 1st hole, the bogey on the 5th hole (both par 4) was immediately recovered with a birdie on the 6th hole (par 3). She then smoothly continued with consecutive birdies on the 9th and 10th holes and a birdie on the 15th hole (par 5), but recorded a double bogey on the 18th hole (par 4). Anna Lin is a player who has won 2 titles on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour. She is 5 strokes behind the leader, still in a position to aim for the top spot.

Pauline Roussin-Bouchard has been leading for five consecutive rounds in the LPGA Tour Q-Series. Photo by LPGA Tour Website

Bouchard shot an impressive 5 under par with 2 eagles, 3 birdies, and 2 bogeys. Following an eagle on the 11th hole (par 5), her hole-in-one on the 13th hole (par 3) was outstanding. She is a promising player who held the No. 1 spot in the amateur world rankings for over half a year and turned professional last August. Just two weeks after turning pro, she won the European Ladies Tour (LET) Swedish Skaftoe Open, attracting the spotlight. From the third day of the first stage of the Q Series, she dominated the top of the leaderboard for 5 consecutive rounds.

Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand), ranked 18th in the world, added 1 under par to maintain 3rd place (23 under par, 479 strokes). On the other hand, Choi Hye-jin (22, Lotte) lost 3 strokes with 2 birdies, 3 bogeys, and 1 double bogey. She is tied for 5th place (16 under par, 486 strokes) along with Ayaka Furue (Japan), ranked 17th in the world. Hong Ye-eun (19) is tied for 14th place (12 under par, 490 strokes), 2019 British Women's Open champion Hinako Shibuno (Japan) is tied for 29th place (7 under par, 495 strokes), and Park Geum-gang (20) is tied for 49th place (3 under par, 499 strokes).

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