Lim Hee-jeong '5-shot Lead'... "Chance for 6th Career Win"

Sangsangin·Korea Economic TV Open 2R 5-Under Par
Kim Minbyeol 2nd, Hwang Yumin and Kim Suji Tied 3rd
Lee Yewon and Ji Hansol Tied 9th, Park Jooyoung 14th

Im Hee-jeong is on the verge of victory.

Im Hee-jung is teeing off at the 4th hole of the 2nd round of the SangSangIn·Korea Economic TV Open.
[Photo by KLPGA]

On the 20th, at the Lakewood Country Club in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province (par 72, 6606 yards), Im Hee-jeong continued her lead in the second round of the KLPGA Tour SangSangin·Korea Economic TV Open (total prize money 1.2 billion KRW) by shooting 5 under par, maintaining her position as the leader for two consecutive days with a total of 12 under par 132 strokes. Starting the round with a one-stroke lead, she collected six birdies and one bogey. Im Hee-jeong extended her lead to five strokes, seizing the opportunity for her sixth career win, her first in 1 year and 4 months since winning the major DB Group 36th Korea Women's Open last June.

Rookie points leader Kim Min-byeol added 2 under par to sit in second place (7 under par 137 strokes), eyeing a comeback. Rookie Hwang Yu-min, who won the Daewoo Winia·MBN Women's Open, along with Kim Su-ji, Lee So-mi, Park Hyun-kyung, and three others, are tied for third place (6 under par 138 strokes). Lee Ye-won, who leads in prize money, overall ranking, and average score, and Ji Han-sol are tied for ninth place (5 under par 139 strokes), while "Mom Golfer" Park Joo-young is tied for 14th place (4 under par 140 strokes).

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