"Blackhole" Park Minji Leads Again with an 8-Under Start... Lim Heejeong Falters at 1-Under

BC Card-Hankyung Ladies Cup Day 1: Yoon Ina Tied for Lead, Defending Champion Lim Jinhee Tied 12th at 3 Under Par

Park Min-ji is examining the putting line at the 7th hole on the first day of the BC Card·Hankyung Ladies Cup. Photo by KLPGA

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] "8-under par start."

'Blackhole' Park Min-ji (24, NH Investment & Securities) surged with an 8-under par on the first day of the BC Card-Hankyung Ladies Cup (total prize money 800 million KRW) held on the 24th at Pocheon Hills Golf Club (par 72, 6,610 yards) in Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, immediately taking the top spot on the leaderboard. Having successfully defended her titles consecutively at last month's NH Investment & Securities Ladies Championship and the Celltrion Queens Masters on the 12th, she has quickly secured 2 wins and is already challenging for her 3rd win of the season.

Park Min-ji currently ranks first in all individual titles including multiple wins, prize money (494.03 million KRW), points for the Player of the Year (291 points), and average score (70.15 strokes). Her 3rd place finish at the second major, the Korean Women's Open, which ended on the 19th, remains a slight regret. On this day, she swept up 8 birdies. Starting at the 10th hole (par 4), she opened the scoring with consecutive birdies on the 12th and 13th holes, then added birdies on the 17th hole (par 4), the 1st hole of the back nine (par 5), and the 3rd and 4th holes. She finished strong with 'stepping stone birdies' on the 6th and 8th holes. She cheered, "All my shots were good."

Rookie Yoon Ina is teeing off at the 18th hole on the first day of the BC Card·Hankyung Ladies Cup. Photo by KLPGA

Rookie Yoon Ina (19, Hite Jinro) joined the co-lead, and Choi Hye-yong (32, Mediheal) secured a tie for 3rd place, 2 strokes behind (6-under par 66). Defending champion Lim Jin-hee (24, Angang Construction) is tied for 12th at 3-under par. She recalls the thrilling memory of achieving '57 attempts, 58 successes' with a 6-under par final round last year. 'Desert Fox' Lim Hee-jung (22, Korea Land & Trust) is continuing her bid for a second consecutive win. She is tied for 33rd at 1-under par, with 3 birdies and 2 bogeys.

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