Park Ju-young Leads the Race... 'With a Mother's Strength'

7 Birdies and a Flawless Round in iM Financial Open 1st Round
Lee Soyoung in 2nd, Li Shiying and Choi Minkyung Tied for 3rd
Sung Yoojin and Bang Shinsil Share 5th, Park Jiyoung in 13th

'Mom Golfer' Park Ju-young is on a winning march.

Park Ju-young is making an iron shot at the 10th hole during the first round of the iM Financial Open. KLPGA

On the 10th, at the KLPGA Tour's third event of the season, the iM Financial Open (total prize money 1 billion KRW), held at Golfzon County Seonsan in Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk (par 72, 6,683 yards), Park shot a 7-under 65 in the first round to take the top spot on the leaderboard. She swept up 7 birdies without any bogeys. Starting at the 10th hole (par 5), she made birdies on holes 11, 14, and 15. In the back nine, she secured consecutive birdies on holes 3 and 4, and stepping-stone birdies on holes 6 and 8. Park Ju-young recorded one win in October 2023 at the Daebo House D Open.

Lee So-young is in 2nd place (6-under 66), while Li Shiying (China) and Choi Min-kyung are tied for 3rd (5-under 67). A total of eight players, including Sung Yoo-jin, Bang Shin-sil, Ji Han-sol, Hwang Yu-min, and Go Ji-woo, share 5th place (4-under 68). Park Ji-young is tied for 13th (3-under 69), last week's domestic season opener Doosan Construction We’ve Championship winner Lee Ye-won and last month’s season opener in Thailand, Blue Canyon Ladies Championship winner Park Bo-gyeom are tied for 34th (1-under 71), and Park Hyun-kyung is tied for 64th (1-over 73).

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