Defending Champion Lim Hee-jeong "Withdraws from Korea Women's Open Due to Injury"

by Roh Woolae

Published 16 Jun.2023 15:31(KST)

Ankle Pain During 14th Hole of Round 2
Park Jooyoung, Han Jinseon, Na Heewon, and Ma Seoyoung Also Withdraw

Defending champion Lim Hee-jeong has forfeited her title defense.

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Defending champion Lim Hee-jeong withdrew during the second round of the DB Group Korea Women's Open.

Lim Hee-jeong withdrew during the second round of the DB Group 37th Korea Women's Open (total prize money 1.2 billion KRW) held on the 16th at Rainbow Hills Country Club in Eumseong-gun, Chungbuk (par 72, 6,712 yards). She gave up playing due to severe ankle pain while playing the 14th hole. Lim aimed to become the first player in 19 years since Song Bo-bae in 2004 to win the tournament consecutively, but injury held her back. She won last year's tournament setting the record for the lowest score ever (19 under par 269). Besides Lim Hee-jeong, Jo Ah-yeon, Han Jin-seon, Park Joo-young, Na Hee-won, Ma Seo-young, Kim Na-hyun2, and Baek Soo-bin also withdrew.

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