Arim Kim and Yerim No Combine for 4-Under Par... 'Fantastic Chemistry'

'Team Competition' Dow Championship 1R Starts 6th
Inroening-Titikun and 3 Teams Tied for Lead at 6 Under Par
Lee So-mi-Yoo Hae-ran 9th, Ko Jin-young-Hataoka 28th

Kim A-lim and No Ye-rim (USA) showcased fantastic chemistry.

A-rim Kim is teeing off at the 6th hole during the first round of the Dow Championship.
[Midland, USA=Photo by AFP and Yonhap News]

On the 27th (local time), at the Midland Country Club (Par 70, 6,256 yards) in Midland, Michigan, USA, they scored 4-under-par 66 in the first round foursomes (a format where two players alternate shots) of the LPGA Tour team event, the Dow Championship (total prize money $3 million). They are tied for 6th place with Brooke Henderson (Canada) - Lexi Thompson (USA) and Charley Hull - Georgia Hall (both England).

The Dow Championship is the only team event on the LPGA Tour where two players form a team to compete for the ranking. The 1st and 3rd rounds are played in foursomes, while the 2nd and 4th rounds are played in four-ball format (where both players play their own ball and the better score counts as the team score) to determine the winner. Kim A-lim has previously won the 2020 U.S. Women's Open, but No Ye-rim has yet to claim a victory. The duo showed perfect harmony by making five birdies without a bogey through the 13th hole (Par 3). They recorded their first bogey on the 14th hole (Par 4) but finished the remaining four holes well. They are two strokes behind the joint leaders.

Chanette Wannasaen - Thidapa Suwannapura (both Thailand), Ally Ewing - Jennifer Kupcho (both USA), and Lin Xiyu (China) - Atthaya Thitikul (Thailand) are tied for the lead at 6-under-par 64, one stroke ahead. Last year's Rookie of the Year Yoo Hae-ran and this year's rookie Lee So-mi are tied for 9th place at 3-under-par 67. Kim In-kyung and Kang Hye-ji are tied for 16th place at 2-under-par 68. Ko Jin-young paired with Hataoka Nasa (Japan) finished the first round tied for 28th at 1-under-par 69.

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