 |
| In the second round of the opening game of the LPGA Tour, I was Jeon-ji who jumped to the top. / News1 DB© AFP=News1 |
Jeon Inchi (27, KB Financial Group) jumped to third place by reducing six strokes on the second day of the Diamond Resort Champions Tournament ($1.2 million in prize money) in the opening game of the 2021 season of the American Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour.
In the second round of the tournament held at the Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando (par 71, 6645 yards) in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA on the 23rd (Korean time), Jeon Inji caught only six birdies without a look.
Jeon-in, who reduced 6 strokes, recorded a total of 133 strokes at 9 under par. On the first day, he climbed the 10th place by 7 places and was tied for third place.
It’s 4 shots against Daniel Kang, the leading player (US 13 under par 129 shots).
Jeonin-in steadily reduced the number of strokes with an average of 249 yards on the day and a high green hit rate of 88.9%.
Jeon In-In, who caught the first birdie in the first hole (par 4), made up for the mistake on the first day by adding a birdie in the 6th hole (par 4), who had triple-viewed in the first round.
In the second half, he reduced the number of strokes by adding 4 birdies in the 10th, 13th, 15th and 17th holes.
Jeon Inchi, who is recording 3 wins on the LPGA Tour, has a chance to win 4 in 2 years and 3 months after the 2018 KEB Hana Bank Championship. This is the opening game of the season, and it is the’Wang Jung King’ in which only 25 winners of the 2018-2020 season participated.
Daniel Kang, who took the lead by reducing 7 strokes on the first day, took the top of the leaderboard by reducing 6 more on the day. Daniel Kang played an outstanding role in winning two wins in the second half of 2020 and ranking third in the Player of the Year. He is recording 5 victories on the LPGA Tour.
Following Daniel River, Nelli Coda (USA) ranked second with 11 under par 131 strokes, and Gabi Lopez (Mexico) tied for third place with 9 under par 133 strokes along with Jeon Inji.
Among Korean players, Park Hee-young (34, Isu Group) was tied for 14th with a 2-under par 140, and Heo Mi-jeong (32, Daebang E&C) was tied for 20th with an even par 142.