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| Is it before he climbed the top in LPGA Tour Gainbridge Round 2 © AFP=News1 |
Jeon Inchi (27, KB Financial Group) rose to the top in the second round of the American Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour Gainbridge LPGA (total prize money of $2 million).
In the second round of the tournament held at the Lake Noma Golf and Country Club (par 72, 6701 yards) in Orlando, Florida, USA on the 27th (Korean time), Jeon In-jin swapped 6 birdies and 1 double bogie to record 4 under par 68 strokes. .
Jeonin-in, who recorded 137 shots in the middle of the 7-under par, was in fourth place alone, three shots behind the leader Lydia Go (New Zealand).
Jeon Inchi continued the uptrend from placing fourth place in the Diamond Resort Champions Tournament held last month as the season’s opening match.
Jeon In-ji, who is recording 3 wins on the LPGA tour, was the last winner of the KEB Hana Bank Championship in October 2018. Jeon Inchi, who was tied for 7th last year, is cruising with a different look this year.
Jeon In-ji played almost perfect except for a double bogie on the 7th hole (par 4). He caught 5 birdies from only 9 holes in the first half, and marked the top spot by reducing two more shots in the second half.
Lydia Go, who was the sole leader in the first round, took the top of the leaderboard with a total of 134 strokes, with 6 birdies and 3 bogies.
Nelli Corda (US) of 9-under-par ranked second alone in the first stroke, and Ryan O’Toole (US) ranked third alone, one stroke behind Corda.
Among Korean players, Choi Woon-jung (31, Volvic), in addition to Jeon Inchi, was tied for fifth place with a 6-under par 138 strokes. Ko Jin-young (26, Solaire), the world’s No. 1 player, was tied for 16th (4 under par 140), unable to reduce the number of strokes with 1 buddy and 1 bogie.
Kim Se-young (28, Mirae Asset), second in the world, lost two strokes and stayed at a two-over par 146 strokes (with 67th place). I managed to pass the cut.
Meanwhile, Anika Sorenstam (51, Sweden), who entered the field as a player after 13 years after retiring from active duty in 2008, succeeded in passing the cut. Sorenstam recorded 1 under par 71 strokes with 3 birdies and 2 bogies on this day. With 146 strokes over two in the middle, he finished a tie for 67th place, showing off his strength by struggling through the cut.
In addition, Park Sung-hyun (28, Solaire), who was sluggish with an 8-over par 152 strokes until the second round, was eliminated.