Song Ga-eun Leads for Second Day "I Want to Win"... Oh Ji-hyun in 2nd "7-Under Par Daily Best"
Daebo House Open Day 2 '2-Stroke Lead', Defending Champ Park Minji Tied 6th "Going for 3 Title Defenses in One Season"
Song Ga-eun is examining the putting line on the 12th hole on the second day of the Daebo House Open. Photo by KLPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] Last year's Rookie of the Year, Song Ga-eun (22), continues her 'march to 2 wins.'
On the 9th, at Seowon Valley Golf Club in Paju, Gyeonggi Province (Par 72, 6,741 yards), during the second day of the KLPGA Tour Daebo House Open (total prize money 1 billion KRW), she posted a 4-under-par round to maintain her position at the top of the leaderboard for the second day in a row (14-under-par 130 strokes). In the leading group, Oh Ji-hyun (26, Daebang Construction) is in second place, 2 strokes behind (12-under-par 132 strokes), and defending champion Park Min-ji (24, NH Investment & Securities) is tied for sixth place (9-under-par 135 strokes), hastening her title defense.
Song Ga-eun caused a stir with a course record of 10-under-par on the first day, and on this day, she combined 5 birdies and 1 bogey. She is the player who won the Hana Financial Group Championship last October. At that time, she was tied for the lead with 'Evian Champion' Minjee Lee (Australia) and ultimately made the 'winning birdie' on the third hole of the resumed playoff at the 18th hole (par 5), drawing even more spotlight. This is a great opportunity for her to secure her first win of the season and her second career victory in just 9 months. She expressed her determination, saying, "I want to win" and "I will play without regrets."
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Oh Ji-hyun stood out with a daily best 7-under-par round. Park Min-ji shot 5-under-par and even made a 'shot eagle' from 114 yards on the 18th hole (par 4). It is interesting that she is aiming for the remarkable record of defending three titles in one season. In KLPGA Tour history, the late Koo Ok-hee (who won the Suwon Open, Donghae Open, and KLPGA Championship in 1982) is the only player to have achieved this. Park said, "I was disappointed with my putting, but the shot eagle on the last hole made me forget everything," and added, "I expect more birdie opportunities tomorrow," showing her fighting spirit.
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