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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Dongchan Kim = Arim Kim (27) and Mihyang Lee (29) tied for 48th on the first day of the ISPS Handa World Invitational ($1.5 million in total prize money) on the LPGA Tour.
On the 12th (Korean time), A-rim Kim hit an even-par 72 by swapping two birdies and bogies in the first round of the tournament held at the Matherine Golf Club (par 72, 6,517 yards) in Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK on the 12th (Korean time).
Lee Mi-hyang also recorded an even-par 72 with three birdies and three bogeys, finishing the first day in a tie for 48th with Kim A-rim.
Co-hosted by the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET), the tournament is divided into rounds 1 and 2 at Matherine Golf Club and Galgom Castle Golf Club (par 73, 6,621 yards), and rounds 3 and 4 are played at Galgom Castle Golf. held at the club.
This is the last event jointly hosted by the LPGA Tour and LET in Europe for 4 consecutive weeks following the Evian Championship (France), Scottish Women’s Open, and AIG Women’s Open (UK) since the end of July.
After the major tournaments, the Evian Championship and AIG Women’s Open, many world-class players were absent from this tournament.
Three Korean players participated: Kim A-rim, Lee Mi-hyang, and Hong Ye-eun (20). Hong Ye-eun, who also played the first round at the Maserine Golf Club, finished tied for 104th with a 4-over par 76.
After finishing the first round at Galgom Castle Golf Club, Amanda Doherty (USA) took the lead alone with a 6-under 67 shot.
Georgia Hall (England) and Leona Maguire (Ireland) tied for second place by one stroke with a 5-under par.
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