Bang Sin-sil 'Excitement for 2 Consecutive Weeks'... 'Tied for 6th Place, 2 Strokes Behind'

Blue Canyon Ladies Championship 1R 4 Under Par
Kim Heeji Leads, Cho Ayeon and Han Jinseon Tied for 2nd
Lee Yewon Tied for 6th, Lee Soyoung and Park Gyeol Tied for 10th

The early season momentum of 'Long Drive Queen' Bang Sin-sil is remarkable.

Bang Sin-sil is teeing off at the 1st hole in the first round of the Blue Canyon Ladies Championship.

On the 15th, at the Blue Canyon Country Club (par 72, 6,511 yards) in Phuket, Thailand, Bang Sin-sil shot a 4-under-par 68 in the first round of the KLPGA Tour Blue Canyon Ladies Championship (total prize money $650,000), placing her in a tie for 6th. Kim Hee-ji leads with 6-under-par 66, while Cho Ah-yeon, Han Jin-sun, Hwang Jeong-mi, and Cho Hye-rim are in a tie for 2nd at 5-under-par 67, just one stroke behind, engaging in a close chase.

Bang Sin-sil recorded six birdies and two bogeys. She started shakily with consecutive bogeys on the 7th and 8th holes but changed the momentum with a birdie on the 9th hole (par 5). She then secured consecutive birdies on the 11th, 13th, 14th, 16th, and 18th holes, propelling her into the upper ranks. She is two strokes behind the leader. Bang Sin-sil finished as runner-up last week at the KLPGA Tour season opener, the Hana Financial Group Singapore Ladies Open. She is now competing for the title for the second consecutive week.

Lee Ye-won, who dominated the domestic scene last year, joined the group tied for 6th. Park Gyeol, Hwang Yu-min, Lee So-young, and Hong Jeong-min are tied for 10th at 3-under-par 69. Kim Jae-hee, who secured her first career victory at the Hana Financial Group Singapore Ladies Open, struggled with two birdies, two bogeys, and one triple bogey, currently tied for 49th at 3-over-par 75, facing difficulties.

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