Yoo Hae-ran 19th "Korea Misses 'Top 10'"... Grant's First Victory
Tana Open: Lee Jeong-eun 5 Finishes Tied 19th
Kopuz Runner-up, Lopez and Lee Min-ji Tied 7th
Choi Hye-jin 23rd, Ko Jin-young 26th, Jeon In-ji 41st
Korea failed to break into the ‘Top 10’.
Rookie Yoo Hae-ran added 2 under par in the 4th round of the Dana Open (total prize money $1.75 million) held on the 16th (local time) at Highland Meadows Golf Club (par 71, 6,555 yards) in Sylvania, Ohio, USA, finishing tied for 19th place (8 under par 276), the best result among Korean players. Although she started shakily with bogeys on holes 2 and 6, she changed the momentum with birdies on holes 9, 11, and 13. She secured another birdie on the 17th hole (par 5) with her long drives but failed to finish in the top 10.
Yoo Hae-ran tied for 19th place, the highest ranking among Korean players, at the Dana Open.
View original imageVeteran Lee Jeong-eun 5, who was expected to enter the upper ranks, lost one stroke and dropped to a tie for 19th place. Choi Hye-jin finished tied for 23rd (7 under par 277), ‘Number 1’ Ko Jin-young tied for 26th (6 under par 278), and Kim Se-young ended the tournament tied for 32nd (5 under par 279). Jeon In-ji, Park Sung-hyun, and Kim Ah-rim were tied for 41st place (3 under par 281).
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Lin Grant (Sweden) reduced her score by 3 strokes to win by 3 strokes (21 under par 263). She is a player who won 5 times on the Ladies European Tour (LET) before debuting on the U.S. stage last year. Her 9 under par 62 the previous day propelled her to a 6-stroke lead, which became the key to her victory. US Women’s Open champion Alison Koepka (USA) finished 2nd (18 under par 266), while defending champion Gaby Lopez (Mexico) and Minjee Lee (Australia) tied for 7th place (12 under par 272).
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