(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Im Soon-hyeon = Ha Min-song (25) took the lead in the second round of the Korea Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour E1 Charity Open (total prize money 800 million won).
In the second round of the E1 Charity Open (total prize of 800 million won) held at South Springs Country Club (par 72) on the 28th, Ha Min-song caught 7 birdies without bogey and hit a 7-under 65.
Ha Min-song, who was tied for 39th with an even par in the first round, reduced seven strokes in the second round alone and climbed 38 places to the top with a total of 7-under 137 for two days.
Ha Min-song, who had to be content with runner-up following being blocked by Ji Han-sol (26) at last year’s tournament, will win this tournament and achieve two career victories in six years and nine months.
Ha Min-song won the Bogner MBN Women’s Open in August 2015.
After the second round, Ha Min-song said, “I thought it would be difficult following the first round, but I finished with a good ranking today, so I will try to be as greedy as possible.” I’ll give it to you,” he said.
Seo Yeon-jung (27), who has not yet won a tour championship, hit a 4-under 68 with six birdies and two bogeys in the second round, and tied for second place (6-under-par 138), one shot behind the lead.
Seo Yeon-jung, who started the game on the 10th hole, tied for the lead with Ha Min-song until the 8th hole, and then dropped to second place by recording a bogey on the 9th hole (par 4).
Seo Yeon-jung, who has been active on the regular tour since 2014, has appeared in 195 regular tour competitions so far, but has never won a championship.
Seo Yeon-jung said, “I never crossed the threshold of winning. This time, I will try to cross the threshold of victory while having fun.
The best performance was the runner-up three times: the 2015 KLPGA Championship, the 2017 Kaido Women’s Open and the Hyosung Championship.
Newcomers Seo In-jin (21), Jeon Ye-seong (21) and Son Ye-bin (20) also tied for second place with Seo Yeon-jung.
Hansol Ji, who was the sole leader in the first round, was sluggish with a 1-over par 73, and tied for 6th with Soyoung Lee (25) and Madasom (23).
Hong Jeong-min (20), who won the Doosan Match Play Championship for the first time in her career on the 22nd and challenged for the championship for two weeks in a row, withdrew following recording three bogeys up to the ninth hole.
Meanwhile, Woo-ri Jeon (25), who recorded an eagle on the 10th hole (par 4) in the first round on the 27th, won the ‘E1 Tan Bagger Award’ and received 10 million won as an injury.
The E1 Tanburger Award is a special award given to the player who recorded an eagle on the 1st or 10th hole in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the tournament.
Ran Hong (36), Hae-rim Kim (33), Ga-ram Choi (30), and Jeong-min Lee (30) received the ’10 Years Achievement Award’, which is given to players who have all participated in the tournament for 10 years.
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