Korea "5 Months 14 Consecutive Tournaments Without a Win"… Lee Jeong-eun6 Ties for 14th 'Best Result'

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[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Korean women's golf has gone without a title for five months.

Lee Jeong-eun 6 tied for 14th place, the highest ranking among Korean players, at the Toto Japan Classic.

On the 6th, Korea failed to win at the Toto Japan Classic (total prize money $2 million) of the LPGA Tour, which concluded at the Seta Golf Course (par 72, 6,616 yards) in Shiga, Japan. Since Jeon In-ji (28) won the major KPMG Women's PGA Championship in June, Korean players have not collected a trophy in 14 consecutive tournaments.

Lee Jeong-eun6 (26) posted the best result, tied for 14th place (9-under 279). Starting from a tie for 4th place, 4 strokes behind, Lee Jeong-eun6 was expected to make a comeback victory but lost one stroke with 4 birdies, 3 bogeys, and 1 double bogey. Rookie Choi Hye-jin (23) performed well with 4-under but finished tied for 20th place (8-under 280).

Korea's Shin Ji-eun (30) and Hwang Ah-reum (35) tied for 22nd place (7-under 281), Lee Min-young (30) tied for 32nd (5-under 283), Ahn Na-rin (26) tied for 36th (4-under 284), Choi Woon-jung (32) tied for 45th (2-under 286), Jeon Mi-jung (40) tied for 51st (1-under 287), and Shin Ji-ae (34) and Bae Sun-woo (28) tied for 58th (even par 288) to finish the tournament. The LPGA Tour has only two tournaments left this season.

Gemma Dryburgh (Scotland) surged with a 7-under round to secure a 4-stroke victory (20-under 268). She earned her first win since debuting in 2018 and received $300,000 (420 million KRW) in prize money. Nagai Kana (Japan) finished 2nd (16-under 272), and Lin Grant (Sweden) was 3rd (15-under 273). Momoko Ueda (Japan), who led the previous day, lost 2 strokes and dropped to a tie for 5th place (12-under 276). World No. 1 Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) improved by 5 strokes to tie for 10th place (10-under 278).

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