Lim Hee-jeong '4 Under Par Amid Strong Winds in Jeju'... "Revived Shot Sensation"

SK Networks·Seokyung Classic 2R Im Jinhee Tied 2nd
Lee Chae-eun 2 Leads, Lee Da-yeon 6th, Kim Ji-hyun 10th
Bang Shin-sil 13th, Lee Seung-yeon 19th, Lee So-mi 47th

"Desert Fox" Lim Hee-jeong fired a revival shot amid strong winds in Jeju.

On the 27th, at the Pinx Golf Club (par 72, 6,748 yards) in Seogwipo, Jeju, during the second round of the KLPGA Tour SK Networks·Seoul Economic Daily Ladies Classic (total prize money 800 million KRW), she shot a 4-under-par 68 to rise to a tie for 2nd place (4-under-par 140). Last week's winner of the SangSangin·Korea Economic TV Open, Lim Jin-hee, also joined this group. Lee Chae-eun 2 lost 3 strokes but remained the leader for the second consecutive day (5-under-par 139).

Lim Hee-jeong is teeing off at the 2nd hole of the 2nd round of the SK Networks·Seoul Economic Ladies Classic.
[Photo by KLPGA]

Starting from a tie for 58th place, 8 strokes behind, Lim Hee-jeong made 5 birdies (1 bogey). She gained momentum with consecutive birdies on holes 5 and 6 and another birdie on hole 10 (par 5), then took a brief breather with a 3-putt bogey on hole 13 (par 4). Afterwards, she added consecutive birdies again on holes 14 and 15, joining the race for the championship. She is just 1 stroke behind the leader, aiming for her 6th career win, her first in 1 year and 4 months since winning the 36th Korea Women's Open sponsored by DB Group last June.

At the Pinx Golf Club where the tournament was held, strong winds blew with an average speed of 7 m/s and gusts reaching up to 11 m/s. Lim Hee-jeong said, "The wind was really strong, so it wasn't easy," but added, "My shots have been improving since the last tournament, so I played according to how I felt." She continued, "My shot feel was good, and my putting distance control was accurate, so there were hardly any difficult holes," and added, "Thanks to today's smooth round, I was able to reduce physical exhaustion."

Lee Da-yeon is tied for 6th place (3-under-par 141), Kim Ji-hyun and Park Hyun-kyung are tied for 10th place (1-under-par 143), and Bang Shin-sil is tied for 13th place (even par 144). Lee Seung-yeon, who was co-leader the previous day, struggled with a 9-over-par 81 and dropped to a tie for 19th place (1-over-par 145). Lee Ye-won, Park Ji-young, and Kim Su-ji are tied for 19th place, Kim Min-byeol is tied for 30th place (2-over-par 146), Park Joo-young and Hwang Yu-min are tied for 39th place (4-over-par 148), and defending champion Lee So-mi is tied for 47th place (5-over-par 149).

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