Kim Hyoju 4-Under "Again 2021"... Sokol Leads with 8-Under Par

HSBC Women's World Championship Round 1

Kim Hyo-joo is on the march to victory.

Kim Hyo-joo shot 4 under par on the first day of the HSBC Women's World Championship, starting tied for 3rd place.

On the 2nd, Kim Hyo-joo posted a 4-under-par 68 in the first round of the LPGA Tour HSBC Women’s World Championship (total prize money $1.8 million) held at the Sentosa Golf Club Tanjong Course (par 72, 6,749 yards) in Singapore, placing her in a tie for 3rd. Elizabeth Sokol (USA) leads with 8-under-par 64, Saso Yuka (Japan) is 2nd with 5-under-par 67, and Nelly Korda (USA) and Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) are tied for 3rd.

Kim Hyo-joo recorded six birdies and two bogeys. After a bogey on the 2nd hole, she immediately recovered with a birdie on the 3rd hole (both par 4s), then added three more birdies on the 6th, 8th, and 9th holes. Although she lost a birdie on the 11th hole with a bogey on the 12th hole (both par 4s), she added a valuable birdie on the 17th hole (par 3) to continue competing at the top. She relied on her ‘precise iron shots,’ missing the fairway only twice. She is four strokes behind the leader and has a chance for her fifth career win, her first in 11 months since the Lotte Championship last April. Kim Hyo-joo previously won this tournament in 2021.

From Korea, Lee Jeong-eun6 joined the group tied for 3rd. Ji Eun-hee is tied for 9th (3-under-par 69), while Jeon In-ji, Shin Ji-eun, Kim A-rim, Ahn Na-rin, world No. 1 Lydia Ko (New Zealand), and last week’s Honda Thailand winner Lilia Vu (USA) are tied for 14th (2-under-par 70). Choi Hye-jin and Choi Un-jung are tied for 29th (1-under-par 71), and defending champion Ko Jin-young and Yang Hee-young are tied for 36th (even par 72).

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