Park Ji-young's Winning March "8 Under Par Lead"... Park Min-ji '1 Over Par Tied 49th'

Mediheal·Hankook Ilbo Championship Day 1: Park Jooyoung 2nd, Jang Suyeon 4th, Yoo Soyeon 20th, Kim Seyoung 66th

Park Ji-young is teeing off at the 10th hole on the first day of the Mediheal·Hankook Ilbo Championship. Photo by KLPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the momentum of Park Ji-young (26, Korea Land Trust).

On the 14th, at the newly established Korean Ladies Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour event, the Mediheal·Hankook Ilbo Championship (total prize money 1 billion won) held at Ferrum Golf Club in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do (par 72, 6,628 yards), she tied the course record with 8 under par on the first day and dominated the top of the leaderboard. Park Ju-young (32, Dongbu Construction) and Lee Chae-eun 2 (23, Angang Construction) are tied for 2nd place (5 under par, 67 strokes), and last week's Lotte Rent-a-Car winner Jang Soo-yeon (28, Dongbu Construction) and Jeon Ye-seong (21, Angang Construction) are tied for 4th place (4 under par, 68 strokes).

Park Ji-young swept up 9 birdies (1 bogey). After gaining momentum with birdies on holes 10, 11, and 13, she immediately recovered from a bogey on the 15th hole (par 4) with a birdie on the 16th hole (par 3). Then, with three consecutive birdies from holes 18 to 2 and a birdie on the 5th hole (par 5), she widened the gap from her competitors. Leading by 3 strokes, this is her fourth career win after five months since the S-OIL Championship last November. She explained, "My iron shots were good," and "The early momentum was good, so switching to aggressive play was effective."

Park Min-ji is teeing off at the 8th hole on the first day of the Mediheal·Hankook Ilbo Championship. Photo by KLPGA

Jang Ha-na (30, BC Card) started tied for 6th place (3 under par, 69 strokes). Kim Jae-hee (21, Mediheal) made a hole-in-one on the 16th hole and received a Maserati car worth about 120 million won. She is tied for 15th place (2 under par, 70 strokes). ‘LPGA six-time champion’ Yoo So-yeon (32, Mediheal) is tied for 20th place (1 under par, 71 strokes), ‘domestic number 1’ Park Min-ji (24, NH Investment & Securities) is tied for 49th place (1 over par, 73 strokes), and world ranking No. 9 Kim Se-young (29, Mediheal) is tied for 66th place (2 over par, 74 strokes).

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