Lee Jae-young Leads by 2 Shots "The Unknown Storm Continues~"... Jo Ah-yeon Tied for 2nd Place
Hoban Seoul Shinmun Women's Classic Day 2: '2nd Prize' Park Ji-young Tied 8th, 'Ever Collagen Champ' Yoon Ina Tied 14th
Lee Jeyoung is teeing off at the 9th hole on the second day of the Hoban Seoul Shinmun Women’s Classic. Photo by KLPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] It is the ‘unknown whirlwind’ of Lee Jeyoung (21).
On the 23rd, at the H1 Club in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province (par 72, 6,654 yards), during the second day of the KLPGA Tour Hoban Seoul Shinmun Women's Classic (total prize money 1 billion KRW), she added 1 under par to maintain her position at the top of the leaderboard for the second day (10 under par, 134 strokes). What is interesting is that she is an unknown player who debuted in 2020 and has never entered the ‘top 10’ in a total of 29 tournaments. Last year, she lost her tour card and had to play on the Dream (2nd tier) Tour, walking a thorny path.
This year as well, she missed the cut nine times and withdrew once in 14 events. However, in this tournament, she caused a stir by posting a career-best 9 under par on the first day. On this day, she recorded 3 birdies and 2 bogeys. Above all, she proudly recovered with birdies on holes 6, 11, and 13 after consecutive bogeys on holes 2 and 4 early on. She said, "I was very nervous," and added, "Since it is my first experience in the champion group, I will do my best with a learning attitude."
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Jo Ah-yeon (22, Dongbu Construction), Han Jin-seon (25, Kakao VX), Ahn Ji-hyun (23, Mediheal), and Lim Jin-hee (24, Angang Construction) are tied for second place, 2 strokes behind (8 under par, 136 strokes). Ji Han-sol (26) and Choi Ye-rim (23, SK Magic) follow closely in a tie for sixth place, 3 strokes behind (7 under par, 137 strokes). Park Ji-young (26, Korea Land & Trust), ranked second in prize money, is tied for eighth place (6 under par, 138 strokes). ‘Ever Collagen Queens Crown Champion’ Yoon Ina (19) is tied for 14th place (5 under par, 139 strokes), aiming for a dramatic comeback in the final stages.
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