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(Pocheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Dongchan Kim = Lee So-young (25), who wins in even-numbered years, delivered the news this year as well.
On the 14th, Soyoung Lee played with 4 birdies in the 3rd round of the Daeyouwinia MBN Women’s Open (total prize money 900 million won) of the Korea Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour held at Daeyu Montver Country Club (par 72, 6,590 yards) in Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 14th. He shot a 3-under-par 69 with one.
So-young Lee, who recorded a final total of 13-under 203, achieved 6 victories on the tour following an overtime match with Park Hyun-kyung (22). The prize money for the winner is 162 million won.
So-young Lee won her first win on the regular tour in 2016, 3 wins in 2018, 1 win in 2020, and won 5 victories only in even-numbered years.
After two years and three months since the E1 Charity Open in May 2020, he returned to the top of the tour competition.
The best result of this year was also being runner-up at the E1 Charity Open in May.
On the other hand, Park Hyun-kyung attempted four wins following the KLPGA Championship in May of last year, but failed to overcome the wall of Lee So-young, who met in overtime in even-numbered years.
So-young Lee, who was in second place, one shot behind No. 1 Eun-hye Jo (24) until the second round, started with the first hole (par 4) bogey, but following that, she finished 18 holes with no bogey, picking only 4 birdies without bogey.
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At the end of the second round, Park Hyun-kyung, who was in 5th place by 3 strokes alone, raised the ranking by playing a ‘bogey-free’ game with only 5 birdies.
Catching a birdie on the 14th and 16th holes was the driving force for joining the extra time.
In the 18th hole (par 4) overtime, the first leg was a par draw, and in the second overtime, So-Young Lee made a birdie putt of regarding 4 meters to confirm the victory.
First of all, Park Hyun-kyung, who was aiming for a birdie from a farther distance than Lee So-young, putt was a little short, and Lee So-young’s putt was sandwiched between the flagpole and the hole, ending the match.
Jo Eun-hye, who took the lead in the first and second rounds, tied for third with last year’s winner Lee So-mi (23) with a 12-under 204 stroke.
Park Ji-young (26), who ranked first in average at-bats, tied for 6th with 9-under 207 strokes, and Yoo Hae-ran (21), who ranked 1st in points, tied for 13th with 8-under 208 strokes.
Park Min-ji (24), who took first place in the prize money, tried to reclaim the supremacy of the tournament following two years, but tied for 27th with a final total of 5 under par 211.
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