Rookie Hwang Yumin Takes Lead... "Chance for 2nd Win of the Season"

Dongbu Construction·Korea Land Trust Championship 2R 17 Points
Daeyu Winia·MBN Women's Open After Winning Opportunity
Lee Jihyun2 and Lee Jihyun7 Tied 2nd, Lee Seungyeon 4th

Rookie Hwang Yu-min's chance for victory.

Hwang Yumin is teeing off at the 10th hole during the second round of the Dongbu Construction·Korea Land Trust Championship.
[Photo by KLPGA]

On the 13th, at Iksan Country Club in Iksan-si, Jeonbuk (Par 72, 6,724 yards), Hwang added 17 points in the second round of the KLPGA Tour Dongbu Construction·Korea Land Trust Championship (total prize money 1 billion KRW) to take the lead with 26 points. Lee Ji-hyun 2 and Lee Ji-hyun 7 are tied for second place with 19 points, and Lee Seung-yeon is in fourth place with 16 points, continuing the chase. This tournament is played in a modified Stableford format. Albatrosses earn 8 points, eagles 5 points, birdies 2 points, bogeys -1 point, and double bogeys or worse -3 points.

Starting from a tie for sixth place, 3 points behind, Hwang recorded 9 birdies and 1 bogey. He scored 6 points in the front nine with consecutive birdies on holes 4 and 5 and a birdie on hole 8 (par 3). In the back nine, he added 11 more points, including two sets of consecutive birdies. Leading by 7 points, he secured his chance for his second win of the season, three months after the Daewoo Winia·MBN Women's Open in July.

‘Overseas player’ Park Hee-young and rookie Bang Shin-sil are tied for fifth place with 15 points. Park Joo-young is tied for 11th with 14 points, Kim Su-ji, Kim Min-byeol, Lim Hee-jung, and Noh Seung-hee are tied for 15th with 13 points, and Park Min-ji is tied for 41st with 9 points. Meanwhile, Kim Hae-rim enjoyed a stroke of luck when her tee shot with a 6-iron on the 4th hole (par 3, 174 yards) was swallowed by the hole. She made a hole-in-one and received a 40 million KRW cruise travel voucher provided by HJ Heavy Industries. Kim Hae-rim finished the second round tied for 49th with 7 points.

Kim Hae-rim is posing in front of the cruise travel voucher board after making a hole-in-one in the second round of the Dongbu Construction·Korea Land Trust Championship.
[Photo by Dongbu Construction·Korea Land Trust Championship]

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