Baeseonwoo and Imihyang 5 Under Par... Iwai Leads with 9 Under Par

Toto Japan Classic 1R: Shin Ji-eun Ties for 10th
Hataoka, Nishimura, Inami Tied for 2nd
Shin Ji-ae, Lee Hana, Ji Eun-hee Tied for 21st Start

‘JLPGA member’ Bae Seon-woo has made a fresh start.

On the 2nd, at the Minori Course (par 72, 6,608 yards) of the Omitama Taiheiyo Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, she shot a 5-under-par 67 in the first round of the LPGA Tour Toto Japan Classic (prize money $2 million), placing her in a tie for 10th (5-under-par 67). Aki Iwai leads with 9-under-par 63, followed by Nasa Hataoka, Yuna Nishimura, and Mone Inami (all from Japan) tied for second place at 8-under-par 64, one stroke behind.

Baeseonwoo

Bae Seon-woo started at the 10th hole (par 4) and collected six birdies (one bogey). She was 1-under-par in the front nine with two birdies and one bogey, but on the back nine, she made birdies on holes 2, 4, 6, and 7. She is four strokes behind the leader. Bae Seon-woo won four times on the Korean LPGA (KLPGA) before joining the Japan LPGA (JLPGA) Tour in 2019. She has two career wins on the Japanese circuit.

Lee Mi-hyang and Shin Ji-eun joined the group tied for 10th. Shin Ji-ae, Lee Ha-na, and Ji Eun-hee are tied for 21st (4-under-par 68). An Na-rin is tied for 36th (3-under-par 69), Jeon In-ji is tied for 61st (1-under-par 71), and Kim Hyo-joo is tied for 66th (even par 72).

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