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‘First challenge for victory’ Seo Yeon-jeong, sole leader in KG Ladies Open 2nd round

adminSeptember 2, 2023

 Seo Yeon-jung rose to the sole lead in the second round of the KG Ladies Open of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour (total prize money of 800 million won, winner’s prize of 144 million won).

Seo Yeon-jeong recorded 10 birdies and 1 bogey in the second round of the tournament held at Sunning Point Country Club (par 72) in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 2nd, and she hit 9 under par 63.

She was just one stroke short of her course record for the tournament, a 10-under-par 62. Ji-Hyun Kim in 2017 and Jeong-Mi Hwang in 2022 achieved course records.

Seo Yeon-jeong, who started her first day tied for 23rd, rose to her sole lead with an intermediate total of 11 under par 133. Seo Yeon-jeong, who has been playing on the KLPGA regular tour since 2014, is looking for her first win in the event.

Noh Seung-hee (10 under par, 134 strokes), who was the sole leader in the first round, was tied for second place, one stroke behind the leader. Noh Seung-hee, who joined in 2019, won once in the KLPGA second division tour, but failed to achieve a win in the regular tour. Noh Seung-hee is also attempting to win his first championship.메이저사이트

Rookie Hwang Yu-min, who was tied for 4th place, moved up two places and tied for 2nd place with Noh Seung-hee. Lee So-mi, who had tied for second place the day before, recorded a midterm total of 8 under par and 120 strokes, and finished the second round in fourth place.

The group tied for 6th place (7 under par, 137 strokes) included Jeong-mi Hwang, who is trying to win the tournament for the second time in a row, Su-ji Kim, the Hanwha Classic champion, and Go Ji-woo, who is on the hunt for multiple wins.

Park Min-ji, Park Ji-young, and Lim Jin-hee, who are looking for their third win of the season, ended the second round in a tie for 9th place (6 under par, 138 strokes).