Ko Jin-young and Yang Hee-young "Tied for Lead by 1 Stroke"... Park In-bee "Tied for 10th by 3 Strokes"

‘Asian Swing’ HSBC Women’s World Championship Day 2: Kim Arim and Jeon Inji Both Shoot 5 Under Par, Tied for 6th Place

Ko Jin-young is teeing off at the 6th hole on the second day of the HSBC Women's tournament. Sentosa (Singapore) = Getty Images / Photo by Multibits

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the leap to the lead by 'Number 1' Ko Jin-young (27).

On the 4th (Korean time), at the Tanjong Course (par 72, 6,718 yards) of Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore, continuing the second day of the 4th round of the 2022 LPGA Tour 'Asian Swing' HSBC Women's World Championship (total prize money $1.7 million), Ko Jin-young surged with a 5-under-par round to take the top spot on the leaderboard (8-under-par 136). Yang Hee-young (33, Woori Financial Group) joined the co-lead, and three players including Brooke Henderson (Canada) are in a chase at a tie for 3rd place (7-under-par 137).

Starting from a tie for 5th place, 2 strokes behind, Ko Jin-young swept up 5 birdies without any bogeys. She made her first birdie at the 1st hole (par 4) and consecutive birdies at the 7th and 8th holes to reduce 3 strokes in the front nine, and showed fierce finishing power with consecutive birdies at the 16th and 17th holes in the back nine. Playing flawlessly, she recorded a score in the 60s for the 13th consecutive round. Leading by 1 stroke in a tie for first, this is her 13th career victory, her first in 4 months since the CME Group Tour Championship, the final event of the 2021 season, last November.

Yang Hee-young also reduced 5 strokes to join the race for the championship. Since her 4th career win at the Honda LPGA Thailand in February 2019, she has been without a title for 3 years. Along with Henderson, Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand), Megan Kang (USA), and others are closely trailing the co-leaders by 1 stroke. 'Tournament of Champions champ' Danielle Kang (USA) is tied for 10th place (5-under-par 139). Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand), who was the leader the previous day, lost 2 strokes and dropped to a tie for 21st place (3-under-par 141).

Jeon In-ji is teeing off on the 2nd hole during the second day of the HSBC Women's tournament. Sentosa (Singapore) = Getty Images / Multibits

In Korea's performance, Jeon In-ji scored 4 strokes under par and performed well. She is tied for 6th place (6-under-par 138) along with Kim A-rim (27, SBI Savings Bank). 'Golf queen' Park In-bi (34, KB Financial Group) recorded 3 birdies and 2 bogeys, tying for 10th place. Lee Jeong-eun 6 (26, Daebang Construction) is tied for 14th place (4-under-par 140), and defending champion Kim Hyo-joo (27, Lotte) is tied for 26th place (2-under-par 142). Kim Se-young (Mediheal) is tied for 54th place (4-over-par 148), and Park Sung-hyun (both 29) is tied for 62nd place (7-over-par 151).

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