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Jeon Inji, 27, tied for third in the second round of the Diamond Resort Champions Tournament ($1.2 million in total prize money), the opening game of the 2021 season of the LPGA Tour.
In the second round of the second round of the tournament held at the Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando (par 71, 6,645 yards) in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA on the 23rd (Korean time) on the 23rd (Korean time), Jeon In-ji caught 6 birdies without a look and scored 6 under par 65 Hit.
Jeon In-ji, who had a median total of 9 under par 133 strokes, started the third round with a tie for third place alongside last year’s winner Gabi Lopez (Mexico).
Jeon-in, who was tied for 10th in the first round, recorded 88.9% (16/18) in the green on the day, much better than 61.1% (11/18) the day before.
The number of putts increased from 23 in the first round to 29, but reduced the number of strokes with an accurate iron shot.
In the 15th hole (par 4), a long-distance birdie putt that is over 10 meters and goes downhill over the mound was also put in.
After winning the LPGA Tour’s 3rd win at the KEB Hana Bank Championship held in Korea in October 2018, Jeon Inchi, who has not heard of the championship, will challenge the championship in 2 years and 3 months.
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Korean-American player Daniel Kang (USA) held the sole lead with 13 under par 129 strokes.
Daniel Kang, who was the only one in the first round in the first round, scored 6 birdies without seeing it on this day, leaving the gap with 2nd place Nelly Corda (USA) by two strokes.
Daniel Kang, who has played flawlessly in the first and second rounds in a row, aims to win six tours in five months after the marathon classic in August last year.
Daniel Kang was the only one in the first round of the tournament last year, but lost two shots in the second round and couldn’t keep up, but this year, he boasted a good shot feeling for two consecutive days.
This is the opening game of the 2021 season, in which 25 LPGA Tour winners have participated in the last three years.
Park Hee-young (34) was tied for 14th with 140 strokes under the 2 under par, and Huh Mi-jung (32) was tied for 20th with an even par 142.
In the’Celebrity Division’, where celebrities organized in the same group as professional players compete, tennis player Mardi Fish (USA) ran first place for two consecutive days with 78 points.
The celebrity category is ranked according to the result of each hole.
John Smoltz (USA), a former major league outstanding pitcher, who has been at the top of the celebrity category for the last two years in a row, is 6th with 68 points.
Annika Sorenstam (Sweden) scored 65 points and tied for ninth place, turning the tournament.
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