‘Two wins challenge’ Kim Hyo-joo tied for 5th at 8-under… 14 out of 20 Korean players passed the cut
Yoo So-yeon (32) and Kim Se-young (29) tied for third in the second round of the Evian Championship (total prize money of $6.5 million).
Soyeon Yoo tied 6 birdies and 1 bogey in the second round of the second round of the Evian Championship on the LPGA Tour held at the Evian Resort Golf Club (par 71, 6,527 yards) in Evian-les-Bains, France on the 22nd (local time). He shot a 5-under 66, putting a total of 9-under 133 over two days, tied for third place.
In the second round, Kim Se-young also picked up 6 birdies without bogey and wrote a 6-under-par 65, and tied for third place with So-yeon Yoo with a total of 9-under-par 133 for two days.
He was 5 strokes behind Brook Henderson (Canada), who took the lead alone with a 14-under-par 128 in the middle.
After winning the Meyer Classic in June 2018, Yoo So-yeon, who has not won a championship for 4 years and 2 months, showed off her culmination of putting sense that day, raising expectations for her 7th career on the LPGA Tour.
Soyeon Yoo, who started the game on the 10th hole, gained momentum by catching birdies on the 11th hole (par 4) and 12th hole (par 4), and then went on to the 18th hole (par 5) on the 15th hole (par 5). So far, he recorded 4 birdies in a row.
In the second half, he bogeyed on the 6th hole (par 4) without a birdie and lost one shot, but he showed a good performance overall.
After the match, Yoo So-yeon said, “I recorded 6 birdies in the first half, which helped a lot.
In particular, the long birdie putt on the 15th hole became the driving force for creating four consecutive birdies.” “The most important thing is to play with confidence.
I will play the rest of the game with confidence in my game while maintaining a happy heart.”
Unlike Yoo So-yeon, who had a good first half, Kim Se-young boosted the rankings by driving a birdie at the end of the second half.
Kim Se-young, who cut two strokes in the first half by recording birdies on the 7th (par 5) and 9th (par 5) holes, caught four consecutive birdies from the 15th hole to the 18th hole in the second half.
Se-Young Kim, who has not won any news since the Pelican Championship in November 2020, has been tied for third place and has returned to the tournament turning point, increasing her chances of winning 13 of her career and two majors on the LPGA Tour.
Kim Se-young said, “It’s not easy to maintain composure in major tournaments.
I’m always trying to keep my composure on the course,” he said.
For the remaining two rounds, I want to play the best I can.”
Kim Hyo-joo (27), who finished the first round tied for 19th, hit a 5-under 66 with 6 birdies and 1 bogey in the second round, finishing tied for 5th with a total of 8-under 134 for two days.
Kim Hyo-joo, who took the major throne at the Evian Championship in 2014, will reclaim supremacy in this tournament following 8 years if she wins this tournament.
Kim Hyo-joo said, “It feels good to meet the third round with a good score once more in the tournament I won in the past.
Jin-young Ko (27), the world No. 1 player, finished tied for 11th with a total of 7-under 135 for two days, and Min-ji Park (24) finished the second round with a tie for 16th with a 6-under-par 136.
Yang Hee-young (33) and Kim A-rim (27), who shot 4-under 138, tied for 22nd and advanced to the third round, while Ji Eun-hee (36), Shin Ji-eun (30), Jeon In-ji (24), and Choi Hye-jin (23) shared a 3-under 139 shot. placed 30th.
Of the 20 Korean players who participated in this tournament, 6 including Park In-bi (34) and Park Seong-hyeon (29) were eliminated from the cut, and the final 14 succeeded in advancing to the third round.
In the second round, Henderson, who cut 7 strokes by hitting 8 birdies and 1 bogey, took the lead alone, and Nelly Corda (USA) took second place alone (11 under par 131).
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