Ko Jin-young (26) and Kim Se-young (28), ranked 1st and 2nd in the women’s golf world rankings, are making a return match with the US’ Corda Sisters, who have emerged as new powerhouses in the LPGA Tour.
Ko Jin-young and Kim Se-young, as well as Jessica and Nelly Corda sisters will participate in the LPGA Tour Drive-On Championship ($1.5 million in prize money) held at the Golden Ocala Golf Club (par 72) in Ocala, Florida, USA on the 5th (Korean time).
Ko Jin-young and Kim Se-young swept over the LPGA tour last year, but in two competitions this year, we had to watch the sisters Jessica Corda-Nelli Corda lift the winning trophy one after another.
Sister Jessica Corda won the Diamond Resort Tournament of Champions before the season’s opening, and her younger brother Nelly Corda was on the 4th in her career at the Gainbridge LPGA, which ended on the 1st.
Ko Jin-young and Kim Se-young, who did not appear before the opening of the season, finished 4th and 28th in the Gainbridge LPGA.
Although only one competition was held, Ko Jin-young and Kim Se-young, who will compete for the LPGA Tour No. 1 position this year, cannot watch the solo performance of the Corda sisters.
Lee Jung-eun (25) and Park Seong-hyun (28) and Jeon In-ji (27), who announced their resurgence by winning the top 10 in both competitions this year, are encouraging.
The Drive-On Championship is a new competition.
Last year, when the competition was canceled due to the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the LPGA Tour raised funds and named it the drive-on championship.
Koreans Daniel Kang (USA) and Allie Ewing (USA), who won the two drive-on championships held last year, will also participate, but this is not the concept of a defending champion.
The course, which has never held a professional tournament yet, is somewhat unfamiliar to players.
It has a length of 6,852 yards, and there are many holes that are difficult to attack.
It is modeled after the Augusta National Golf Club, where the Masters is held, the Muirfield Village, where the memorial tournament is held, and the St Andrews Old Course in Scotland.
Volvik, a Korean golf ball company, participated as a sponsor of the tournament, and the official name of the tournament is’Drive-On Championship Presented by Volvik at Golden Ocala’.
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