[LPGA] Park In-Bee leads the KIA Classic 1R… Korea, the top 10 4 people’first win of the season cruising’

[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Kim Yong-seok =’Golf Empress’ Park In-bi took the lead on the first day of this year’s first sortie competition.

Park In-bi (33, KB Financial Group) won six birdies without seeing them in the first round of the LPGA Tour KIA Classic (total prize money of $1.8 million) held at Aviara Golf Club (par 72) in Carlsbad, CA on the 26th (Korean time). He hit the top of the leaderboard with 6 under par 66 strokes.

Park In-bi, who took the lead on the first day of the KIA Classic, selected as the first tournament of the season, saw 21 wins in her career. [사진= 뉴스핌 DB]

Park In-bi, who showed no-bodi play, got stronger with a green hit rate of 82.35%, a fairway hit rate of 76.92%, and a number of putters of 27. In February of last year, Park In-bi won the Australian Women’s Open, winning 20 in her career and two runner-ups.

Park In-bi, who reduced two strokes in the first half, predicted an uptrend by catching a birdie in the first par5 and 10th hole in the second half. After adding a birdie at par 4 and 12 holes, he joined Kim Hyo-joo and co-leader with a picturesque wedge shot at par 3 and 14 holes. Afterwards, he reduced his hitting again at the par 5 and 17th hole and climbed to the top alone.

Korean players are ranked in the top 10 on the first day by four. Following Park In-bi, Kim Hyo-joo ranked 2nd in the first batter (5 under par), Jeon In-in was tied for 3rd in the second batter (4 under par), and Hee-young Yang was tied for 7th in 3 batters (3 under par).

On the first day, the Korean players made a good look, hoping for the first win. This season was an American solo. In the opening game in January, Jessica Coda (28) won the championship, and in February, her sister Nelly Coda (23) rose to the top. Austin Ernst, 29, won the drive-on championship that ended in early March.

Kim Hyo-joo (26, Lotte), who returned to the LPGA after 1 year and 4 months, hit 5 under par 67 with 8 birdies and 3 bogies. The green hit rate was 77.77% and the number of putts was 27.

Kim Hyo-joo, who played an active part in the Korean KLPGA due to Corona 19 last season, chose the KIA Classic, the first LPGA tournament, which resumed after three weeks, as a return match. In 2020, Hyo-joo Kim won two wins, including the major championship, winning the prize money (7,971.3 million won) and the lowest hitting award (69.5652 strokes).

Jeon Inji (27, KB Financial Group) also caught 4 birdies without a look, and was tied for third place with Sofia Popov (Germany) with 4 under par 68 tas. He announced a resurgence, ranking in the top 10 in all three competitions this season.

The world’s No. 1, Ko Jin-young and Heo Mi-jeong, tied for 17th (1 under par), and Kim Se-young, the world’s 2nd, tied for 29th (even par).

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