Lee Yewon Cruises in Opener... Marches Toward Second Straight Title
Victory in the First Round of the Doosan Matchplay Group Stage
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Defending champion Ye-won Lee has smoothly passed the first hurdle.
On May 13, at the La Denai Golf Club Nature·Garden Course (par 72, 6,503 yards) in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, Ye-won Lee faced Se-hee Lee in the first match of Group 5 in the group stage of the Doosan Match Play on the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, which has a total prize fund of 1 billion won. Ye-won Lee defeated Se-hee Lee by a margin of 5 holes. Having secured 1 point, Ye-won Lee will play her second match against Woo-jung Kim. Woo-jung Kim drew her first match against Chae-eun Lee.
Ye-won Lee is teeing off on the 1st hole of the first round of the Doosan Match Play group stage. Provided by KLPGA
View original imageYe-won Lee commented, "My putting felt good, which I think led to the victory. There are still many rounds left to reach the final. I want to continue managing my play calmly, just as I did today."
Park Hyun-kyung, the winner of this tournament in 2024, also won her first match in Group 13, beating So-yi Jeong by 4 holes. Park Hyun-kyung will face Seo Eo-jin, who did not score any points after losing to Da-in Shin, in the second match. Park Hyun-kyung stated, "I will prepare thoroughly so I can continue to deliver good performances through the weekend."
Last year's Player of the Year, Hyun-jo Yoo, also earned a win against Hye-rim Jo. Joo-young Park defeated the 2010 champion Jeong-min Lee, and Ah-yeon Jo beat the 2023 champion Yu-jin Sung by 3 holes. Shin-sil Bang secured a 1-hole victory over Ji-soo Kim after a close match.
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Min-sun Kim and Ji-hyun An ended their 18-hole match in a draw, sharing 0.5 points each. There was also an upset: rookie Jung-won Choi defeated Ji-won Ko, the winner of this year's The Siena Open, by 2 holes. In the group stage, which is divided into 16 groups, only the first-place finisher in each group advances to the round of 16.
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