4th place before… Best in 15 months
Ranked 1st in the celebrity category with 158 fish in the US
Sorenstam climbed 9th with 134 points
Daniel Kang, a Korean-American in the United States, was dragged into the overtime by mistake at the opening game Diamond Resort Champions Tournament ($1.2 million in total prize money) in the opening game of the 2021 season of the American Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour and won second place.
Daniel Kang hit 3 under par 68 in the 4th round held at the Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando (par 71) in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA on the morning of the 25th (Korean time), recording a total of 24 under par 260. Daniel Kang became a joint leader with Jessica Corda (USA), who reduced five strokes on the day.
In the first leg of the overtime on hole 18 (par 3), Corda caught Buddy first, while Daniel Kang missed Buddy Putt and gave the championship. Corda added a multiplier in about three years after the 2018 Honda LPGA Thailand, gaining 6th in his career. The winning prize is 180,000 dollars (about 200 million won). His younger brother, Nelly Corda, was in third place with a total of 22 under par 262.
Daniel Kang, who kept the lead throughout the 1st to 4th rounds, was caught by a mistake after leaving 4 holes in the second half. Daniel Kang reduced 3 strokes by adding 3 birdies to the 14th hole (par 3). Daniel Kang, who was still leading the second shot, missed a tee shot at the 15th hole (par 4). He put it on the green from the fairway bunker, but fell 15m from the hole. Daniel River lost 3 putts and 1 hit by bogie, missing even the 1.5m wave putt. The only example of this competition. With this example, Daniel River allowed Jessica-Nelli Corda to pursue her with one and two shots respectively.
Daniel Kang made another mistake in the 16th hole, which was a par 4 where’one on’ was possible. Sister Corda, who played in the championship with Daniel Kang, put the tee shot on the green well, but Daniel Kang sent the tee shot through the grove on the right. I didn’t get penalty strokes, but I managed to par save on the green after 3 times. However, Jessica caught Buddy and became a co-leader with Daniel Kang. Nelly Wave. Daniel Kang and Jessica entered the overtime game side by side with a birdie on the 17th hole (par 5) and a par on the 18th hole.
Among the three Korean players in the game, Jeon In-I was the best. Jeonin-in reduced 4 strokes and rose to fourth with a total of 17 under par 267. Jeonin-in, who had reduced only one stroke in the first half, raised the ranking by catching a birdie for three consecutive holes 15-17 at the last minute. Inchi Jeon achieved the best performance since the October 2019 BMW Ladies Championship (joint 4th).
In this tournament, where 25 LPGA Tour winners participated in the last three years, Park Hee-young and Heo Mi-jung were tied for 22nd with a total of 3 under par 281 strokes.
On the other hand, in the celebrity part of the celebrity participating and giving points according to the result of each hole (transformed stableford), tennis player Mardi Fish (USA) took the first place with 158 points. Anika Sorenstam (Sweden), who participated in women’s golf as a celebrity, not as a player, was in 9th place with 134 points.
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