‘Flying Dumbo’ Jeon In-ji Starts Tied for 7th Place
Pur Hills Park Seri Championship 1R 3-Under Par
LeBlanc Leads, Alison Lee Tied for 3rd Start
Jieun Hee and Shin Ji-eun Tied for 14th, Shin Ji-ae 80th
‘Flying Dumbo’ Jeon In-ji had a steady start.
![Jeon In-ji (left) and Ji Eun-hee are playing together on the 12th hole of the first round at the Pur Hills Park Se-ri Championship. [Palos Verdes Estates, USA = AFP·Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2024032211593014339_1711076370.jpeg)
Jeon In-ji (left) and Ji Eun-hee are playing together on the 12th hole of the first round at the Pur Hills Park Se-ri Championship. [Palos Verdes Estates, USA = AFP·Yonhap News]
View original imageOn the 21st (local time), at the Palos Verdes Golf Club (par 71, 6,447 yards) in Palos Verdes Estates, California, USA, Jeon shot a 3-under 68 in the first round of the LPGA Tour Pure Hills Park Se-ri Championship (total prize money $2 million). She tied for 7th place along with Rose Zhang (USA), Brooke Henderson (Canada), Nishimura Yuna (Japan), and Natakrita Wongtawirap (Thailand).
Jeon recorded five birdies and two bogeys. She missed the fairway four times and the green five times. Her average driver distance was 263 yards, and she took 27 putts during the round. She is four strokes behind the leader. Jeon has not finished in the top 10 since tying for 8th at the CPKC Women's Open last August. She has laid the groundwork to aim for her best result this season.
Modami LeBlanc (Canada) took the lead with seven birdies, shooting 7-under 64. She was the long drive champion in 2012. Having struggled to produce notable results, she has moved between the main tour and the developmental tour. Malia Nam (USA) is chasing in second place at 6-under 65. Alison Lee (USA) and Saso Yuka (Japan) are tied for third at 5-under 66.
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Although the tournament was held near Los Angeles, where Park Se-ri established it and many Korean-Americans reside, Korean players did not rise to the top ranks on the first day. Ji Eun-hee and Shin Ji-eun are tied for 14th at 2-under 69, Yoo Hae-ran and Jeon Ji-won are tied for 28th at 1-under 70, Kim A-rim and Choi Hye-jin are tied for 44th at even par 71. Shin Ji-ae finished tied for 80th at 2-over 73. World No. 9 Kim Hyo-joo also struggled, tied for 103rd at 3-over 74.
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