Park Ji-young, Leader in Average Strokes, "Leap to the Top"... Hong Ji-won’s 'Hole-in-One'

Evercollagen·The Siena Queens Crown 2R 5 Under Par
Lee Seung-yeon 2nd, Park Gyeol 7th, Sung Yujin 14th
Bang Sin-sil 36th, Park Min-ji and Kim Min-byeol 'Cut Off'

‘No.1 in average strokes’ Park Ji-young takes the lead.

On the 14th, Park Ji-young fired a 5-under-par 67 in the second round of the KLPGA Tour Evercollagen·The Siena Queens Crown (total prize money 800 million won) held at The Siena Country Club in Jeju City, Jeju Island (par 72, 6,470 yards), seizing the top spot on the leaderboard with a 9-under-par 135. Lee Seung-yeon is in second place (8-under-par 136), while Ma Da-som, Han Ji-won, and Kim Min-seon7 are tied for third place (6-under-par 138), fiercely chasing the leader.

Park Ji-young is teeing off at the 13th hole of the 2nd round of the Ever Collagen·The Siena Queens Crown.
[Photo by KLPGA]

Starting from a tie for third place, 4 strokes behind, Park Ji-young made five birdies without any bogeys. In the front nine, she made one birdie at the 10th hole (par 4), but in the back nine, she added three consecutive birdies from the 3rd to 5th holes and another birdie at the 8th hole (par 4). Rising to a one-stroke lead, this marks her second win of the season and sixth career victory, seven months after winning the Hana Financial Group Singapore Ladies Open last December.

Park Ji-young said, "The wind was strong, so I thought I would just play steadily, but both my shots and putts went better than expected," adding, "Since the course is very windy, I tried to check the wind as much as possible, and I was lucky." She continued, "Before this tournament, during the photo call, I saw the crown worn by the winner and thought, ‘I want to have it at least once.’ I hope to play well in the remaining two days and hold another press conference."

Lee So-mi is in sixth place (5-under-par 139), and Park Gyeol is tied for seventh (4-under-par 140), looking for a chance to overtake. Go Ji-won, the ‘sister golfer’ who led the previous day, lost five strokes and dropped to a tie for 14th place (3-under-par 141). ‘Match Queen’ Sung Yoo-jin is also in this group. Hong Ji-won, the Korean Women’s Open champion, made her first hole-in-one on the regular tour at the 16th hole (par 3, 178 yards) and received a 10-year resort membership. She is tied for 27th place (1-under-par 143). Lee So-young, Park Hyun-kyung, Kim Min-byeol, and Park Min-ji failed to advance to the third round.

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