A-rim Kim (27) tied for third on the first day of the Kroger Queen City Championship on the LPGA Tour.
In the first round of the tournament held at the Kendale Course (par 72) at Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA on the 9th (Korea time), Arim Kim recorded a 6-under-par 66 with 7 birdies and 1 bogey.
On this day, Kim A-rim showed stable performance throughout the first round, recording three consecutive birdies.
Arim Kim showed a high fairway hit rate of 85.7% and green accuracy of 83.3%.
This season’s LPGA Rookie of the Year Award nominees Hye-jin Choi (23) and Se-young Kim (29) shot a 5-under 67 and tied for fifth place. Jeong-eun Lee 6 (26) shot a 4-under 68 and tied for 11th place.
Lin Shiyu (China) hit 9 birdies and 1 bogey to take the top spot with an 8-under 64.
Hataoga Nasa (Japan) recorded 8 birdies and 1 bogey, finishing second with a 7-under 65.
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