“Three-under-par smooth start”… Daniel Kang 7-under-par lead

2021 Diamond Resort Tournament first day tied for 10th, Sisters of Corda tied for 2nd, Mijeong Heo and Heeyoung Park tied for 20th

Jeon Inji is smiling brightly in the 7th hole on the first day of the Diamond Resort Tournament. Lake Buena Vista (Florida, USA) = Getty images/Multibits

[아시아경제 노우래 기자] It is a good start for Jeon Inchi (27, KB Financial Group).

On the 22nd (Korean time) the first day of the Diamond Resort Tournament ($1.2 million in prize money) the first day of the 2021 Season Opening 3 Under Par, the LPGA Tour, which started at the Four Seasons Golf & Sports Club in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (par 71/6645 yards) And placed in the joint 10th place. It is a unique format in which players and celebrities who have won the championship for the past three years perform’Pro-Am’. Only 25 people sort out and decide the winner with 72-hole stroke play.

Jeoninji tied 6 buddies and 1 triple bogie. The first hole, the 10th hole (par 5) birdie and the 12th-13th hole continuous birdie, reduced three strokes in the first half, and in the second half, the 3rd-4th consecutive birdie was excited. However, the ankle was caught in the triple bogie of the 6th hole (par 4). Fortunately, the 7th hole (par 5) birdie relieved the shock and promised the next round. 23 round putts were outstanding. It is a position where you can try to win the championship with 4 strokes and 3 days left.

Jeon Inji is the player who entered the LPGA Tour the following year after conquering the US Women’s Open in 2015 with a’non-member status’. In 2016, he won the Major Evian Championship and became the rookie king, and in October 2018, he achieved his third victory in the KEB Hana Bank Championship. It is regrettable that it is’no relationship’ for two years and three months after that. Jeon In-ji, who said, “I have recovered almost all of my performance by training really hard,” explained, “I adapted to the changed putter,” and “I believed in my short game and putt.”

Daniel Kang (USA) occupied the top of the leaderboard by sweeping 7 birdies without looking. He is a strong player with a total of 5 wins including 2 wins last year. Defending champs Gabi Lopez (Mexico) and Jessica-Nelli Corda sisters (USA) are in a chase in the first shot at a tie for second place (6 under par 65 shots). Stacy Lewis tied for fifth place (5 under par 66 strokes), Lexy Thompson (above the United States) and Brook Henderson (Canada) tied for seventh (4 under par 67 strokes).

Annika Sorenstam is taking a shot from hole 7 on the first day of the Diamond Resort Tournament. Lake Buena Vista (Florida, USA) = Getty images/Multibits

In Korea, Mi-jeong Heo (32, Daebang Construction) and Hee-young Park (34, Isu Group) were tied in 20th place (even par 71 strokes). In the invited celebrity category held in the’transformation stableford’ method, tennis star Mardy Fish lead (41 points), New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks (39 points), and baseball star John Smoltz (above the United States), who challenged for a third straight victory He finished in fourth place (35 points). ‘Legend of women’s golf’ Anna Sorenstam (Sweden) is in 7th place (34 points).

Reporter Noh Woo-rae [email protected]

‘Rolex Series 1st leg’ Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship first day Hatton 1 stroke 2nd place, Thomas tied for 83rd place

Rory McIlroy is teeing off the 6th hole on the first day of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Abu Dhabi (UAE)=Getty images/Multibits

[아시아경제 김현준 골프전문기자] “I like Abu Dhabi.”

This is the splendid departure of’Number 6’Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland). On the first day of the European Tour Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship (total prize money of $8 million), which ended at the Abu Dhabi Golf Course (par 72, 7583 yards) in Abu Dhabi, UAE on the 22nd (Korean time), he struck an 8-under par and immediately took the lead. Furthermore, this competition is a special match’Rolex Series 1st leg’ that has greatly increased the total prize money to counter the American Professional Golf (PGA) Tour.

For McIlroy, it added the meaning of the first appearance in 2021. In November of last year, it was tied for 5th in the’Autumn Masters’, and after the sixth’Career Grand Slam’ in the history of global golf collapsed, he rested and stored energy. It is worth noting that it is a’promised land’ that has won runner-up four times in 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015. It is an excitement that will clear the regrets of adding 3rd place twice in 2016 and 2018.

On this day, only 8 buddies were swept away. The first hole, the 10th hole (par 5) and the 12th hole (par 3),’Stepping Bridge Buddy’ opened early, and the 15th hole (par 3) birdie, and the 18th-late 2nd hole 3 consecutive birdies. Two more buddies came out at the last minute on the 6th and 8th holes. McIlroy also said, “The iron shot distance was very good, and the putting on the green was good,” he said and expressed confidence as “the best round I played in Abu Dhabi.”

Tyrel Hatton (England), the 9th place in the world ranking, is pursuing in the second place (7 under par 65). Par 5’s 10th and 18th holes in the first half added an Eagle and 3 birdies in the second half, 2nd, 4th and 9th holes. Hatton is also a star star who has won the 5th European Tour. In March of last year, he conquered the Arnold Palmer Invitational and achieved his first victory on the PGA Tour. Fabrizio Janotti (Paraguay) came in third place (6 under par 66).

Defending Champ Lee Westwood (England) is dreaming of a ‘2nd straight victory’ in a tie for 10th place at 3 under par. It is recalling the thrilling memories of reaching the top after facing Brooks Kepka (USA) last year. It is surprising that Justin Thomas (USA), who was the’No. 1 candidate for the championship’, was tied for 83rd place in the top 1 ranking. At the time of the 3rd round of the Sentry Tournament on the 10th, as a result of homophobic expression, he was suffering from bad news such as the suspension of sponsoring Ralph Lauren clothing, and his concentration seemed to decrease.

Golf reporter Kim Hyun-jun [email protected]

70t supersized whale carcass found in southern Italy
Whale presumed to be a baby wandering around the carcass

The carcass of a large whale found off the coast of Sorrento, Italy. AP=Yonhap News

[아시아경제 한승곤 기자] A huge whale carcass was pushed from the coast near Naples in southern Italy, and environmental and animal experts began investigating.

According to the contents reported by local media on the 21st (local time), including the ANSA news agency, the Coast Guard recovered the carcasses of whales found off the coast of Sorrento, a small town.

The whale was first discovered by a diver on the 17th. Due to its size and weight, it was moved to dry land in the early morning of the 20th after a long towing operation.

Reportedly, the whale, caught off the coast of Sorrento, a small town close to Naples, is known to be a super-large whale weighing at least 70 tons and measuring 20 meters in length.

Guard divers said, “It is the largest of the whales ever found in the Mediterranean.”

The corpse of a super-sized whale brought by the Thalia Coast Guard with two ships. AP=Yonhap News

At the time of its discovery, a small whale disappeared after exhibiting unstable behavior, such as banging its head against the wall of a port, and experts estimate it to be a baby of a dead whale.

Formal behavior refers to behavior that is repetitive and persistent, but without purpose. The reason is extreme stress.

In 2013, the polar bear’Gus’, which was raised at the Central Park Zoo in New York, has shown a stereotypical behavior of swimming without rest, drawing ‘8’ characters for more than 12 hours a day. New York City hired an animal behavior specialist and even prescribed a treatment for depression, but Gus was eventually euthanized.

Meanwhile, experts plan to autopsy the carcass of the whale to confirm the exact cause of death.

Reporter Han Seung-gon [email protected]