Jeonji ‘4th joint 3rd place’… Daniel Kang’two days lead’

2021 Season Opening Match Diamond Resort Tournament Day 2 6-under Par, Corda 2nd place 2nd place, Defending Champ Lopez tied 3rd place

[아시아경제 노우래 기자] It is the championship race of Jeon Inchi (27, KB Financial Group, photo).

On the 23rd (Korean time), the American Women’s Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour continued at the Four Seasons Golf & Sports Club in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (par 71/6645 yards), the Diamond Resort Tournament ($1.2 million in prize money) 2nd Day 6 He wrote an under par and raised the ranking to a tie for 3rd place (9 under par, 133 strokes). Daniel Kang is the lead for two days in a row (13 under par 129 strokes), and Nelly Corda (above the United States) is second in the second round (11 under par 131 strokes).

Jeonin-in started from a tie for 10th place in the 4th stroke and boasted a flawless play, catching only 7 birdies without trying. After reducing 2 strokes in the first half with birdies on holes 1 and 6, he swept 4 birdies from holes 10, 13, 15 and 17 in the second half. An average of 249 yards long and missed the green only twice, the’Auger Iron Shot’ stood out. It is in a position where you can expect a fourth victory in LPGA Tour career after two years and three months after winning the KEB Hana Bank Championship in October 2018.

Daniel Kang cut six strokes and held the lead. Corda also hit a 5-under par to compete for the championship. Defending champs Gabi Lopez (Mexico) tied for 3rd, Jessica Corda 5th (8 under par 134 strokes), Lexy Thompson (above the United States) and Brook Henderson (Canada) tied for 7th (6 under par 136 strokes). In Korea, Park Hee-young (34, Isu Group) was tied for 14th (2 under par 140 strokes), and Heo Mi-jeong (32, Daebang E&C) tied for 20th (even par 142).

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