Shin Ji-eun and Koda 'Tied for 3rd'... Wongtaiyrap 'Surprise Leader'

LPGA Tour Honda Thailand Round 2

Shin Ji-eun is sailing smoothly.

On the 24th, Shin Ji-eun recorded a 4-under-par in the second round of the Honda LPGA Thailand (total prize money $1.7 million), part of the US Ladies Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour, held at the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course (par 72, 6,576 yards) in Chonburi, Thailand, jumping to a tie for 3rd place (10-under-par 134). Natthakrit Wongtawilap (Thailand) leads with 12-under-par 132, followed by Maja Stark (Sweden) in 2nd place with 11-under-par 133. The tournament features 72 players competing over 72 holes of stroke play to determine the winner. There is no cut-off.

Shin Ji-eun continued her pursuit of the championship by shooting 4 under par in the second round of the Honda LPGA Thailand.

Starting from a tie for 6th place, just one stroke behind, Shin Ji-eun made five birdies (one bogey). Her strong start included consecutive birdies on holes 1 and 2 and another birdie on hole 5. Although she bogeyed the 6th hole (all par 4s), she immediately recovered with a birdie on the 7th hole (par 5). However, she only managed to reduce one more stroke over the remaining 11 holes, which was somewhat disappointing. She trails the leader by two strokes, continuing her hope for a second career win after her first victory at the 2016 Texas Shootout in America, nearly six years and ten months ago.

Home course player Wongtawilap surged with a 7-under-par round to take the top spot on the leaderboard. Her longest drive of the day was 292 yards. Wongtawilap is a rookie who debuted on the regular tour this year after finishing tied for 28th in last year’s LPGA Q-Series, having previously been a member of the Thai national team. She possesses long driving power, with an average drive distance of about 270 yards. She is a promising Thai player who has won over 200 tournaments of various sizes.

World No. 2 Nelly Korda (USA) dropped six strokes to rise to a tie for 3rd place. World No. 1 Lydia Ko (New Zealand) and ‘LPGA Rookie of the Year’ Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) are tied for 15th place (8-under-par 136), while the previous day’s co-leaders Nasa Hataoka (Japan) and Jennifer Kupcho (USA) fell to a tie for 20th place (7-under-par 137). Brooke Henderson (Canada), winner of last month’s season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, is tied for 36th place (5-under-par 139). World No. 3 Minjee Lee (Australia) struggled, sitting in 68th place (2-over-par 146).

From Korea, Kim Se-young shot 4-under-par to tie for 20th place. Kim Hyo-joo is also tied for 20th, while world No. 5 Ko Jin-young, veteran Ji Eun-hee, and An Na-rin are tied for 27th place (6-under-par 138). Choi Hye-jin is tied for 40th place (4-under-par 140). Yang Hee-young and Jeon In-ji, who have won three times in this tournament, are tied for 50th place (3-under-par 141).

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