Rookie Joo Subin "Tied for 13th, 3 Strokes Behind"

ISPS Handa World Invitational 1R 1-Under Par
Davidson and 3 Others Tied for Lead, Ro Tied 5th
Lee Ilhee Tied 32nd, Park Geumgang Tied 81st

Rookie Joo Subin had a steady start.

On the 17th (local time), she finished the first round of the LPGA Tour ISPS Handa World Invitational (total prize money $1.5 million) at Castlerock Golf Club (par 73, 6,231 yards) in Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a score of 1 under par, placing her in a tie for 13th. Charis Davidson (Australia) and three others share the lead at 4 under par, while Bronte Law (England) and three others are tied for 5th at 3 under par.

Subin Joo shot 1 under par in the first round of the ISPS Handa World Invitational, placing tied for 13th.

This is the fourth tournament held in Europe following last week's major, the Evian Championship. The first and second rounds are played at Castlerock Golf Club and Galgorm Castle Golf Club (par 72, 6,527 yards). The third and fourth rounds take place exclusively at Galgorm Castle Golf Club. Top LPGA Tour players such as Lilia Vu, Nelly Korda (both from the United States), and Ko Jin-young are mostly absent from this tournament.

Joo Subin recorded four birdies, one bogey, and one double bogey. She started strong with consecutive birdies on holes 1 and 2 but was abruptly halted by a double bogey on hole 3 (par 4). She then cruised with birdies on holes 9 and 14 before losing another stroke on hole 17 (par 4). Joo Subin is a rookie who debuted on the LPGA Tour this year. Her personal best finish is a tie for 6th at the ShopRite Classic in June, and she ranks 111th on the money list with $95,993.

Veteran Lee Il-hee from Korea exchanged two birdies for two bogeys, currently tied for 32nd place (even par), eyeing a move up the leaderboard. Park Geum-gang is tied for 81st (3 over par), and Hong Ye-eun is struggling at tied 134th (8 over par).

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