[LPGA] ‘Fifth hitting lead’ Park In-bi “satisfied play for 3 days…”

[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok = “Overall, the play was good.”

Park In-bi (33 KB Financial Group) presented 4 birdies in the 3rd round of the LPGA Tour KIA Classic ($1.8 million in prize money) held at Aviara Golf Club (par 72) in Carlsbad, California, USA on the 28th (Korean time). By reducing three strokes with a dog, he kept the single lead within three days with a 12-under par in the middle.

Park In-bi has 21 wins in LPGA career. [사진= Getty Images]

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Park In-bi, who was in front of her career with 21 wins in the fifth place alone, expressed satisfaction in an interview with the LPGA.
Park Inbi said, “Today, the overall play was good. The course setting was fun because the course was shorter than the last two days, the tee box was pulled, etc.” I did,” he explained.

He said, “I like the most that I have played consistently for 3 days. I feel like I’m getting a little better shot and putt, so I think I’ll be ready for the major tournament next week.”

Park In-bi, who has only finished runner-up three times in the KIA Classics (2010, 2016, and 2019), will have a chance to win after winning 20 LPGA Tour careers at the Australian Women’s Open in February last year. After this competition, the ANA Inspiration Competition, the first major competition of the season, will be held.

The fairway hit rate was 85.71% from 78.57% in rounds 1 and 2, and the green hit rate was 83.33% on the first day, 72.22% on the second day, and 83.33% on the third day.

Heo Mi-jung, who was tied for 10th the day before, jumped to 2nd place with a 7-under par 209, which reduced 5 strokes to 6 birdies including 3 consecutive birdies and 1 bogie. The secret was to reduce the number of putts with a cool flying distance.

Heo Mi-jung said, “Overall, the drive shot was good. It seems that I was in a convenient place to do the second shot. I was able to do a lot of birdies because the putting was well supported.” “I think it was a good thing to play with the idea that I had to catch the buddy as much as possible by pulling the tee box forward in the game.”

Heo Mi-jeong, who showed a distance of 218 yards on the first day, hit 272 yards after 257 yards on the second day. The number of putts was 27, reducing by 2 per round.

‘World’s No. 1’Ko Jin-young (26, Solaire) also jumped from 10th place to 5th place the previous day. Ko Jin-young, who reduced 4 strokes with 5 birdies and 1 bogie, made a joint 5th place with 6 under par 210.

Ko Jin-young said, “Today, unlike the last rounds 1 and 2, there were many buddy chances. So I could play more easily. However, there are a lot of missed parts, so it would be nice to focus a little more. Next week’s tournament is the majors. Because it is a tournament, it will be a little more important to find the shot feeling in line with it. Since there are many holes left, I want to play the game without regrets.”

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