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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Im Soon-hyeon = Kim A-rim (27) tied for third on the first day of the Kroger Queen City Championship ($1.75 million total prize money), a new tournament on the LPGA Tour.
In the first round of the tournament held at Kendale Course (par 72, 6,515 yards) at Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA on the 9th (Korean time), Arim Kim hit a 6-under-par 66 with 7 birdies and 1 bogey.
Kim A-rim, who was named tied for third place, two shots behind leader Lin Shi-yu (China), announced the possibility of her second victory in her career following one year and nine months following winning the US Women’s Open, a major event in December 2020.
Arim Kim, who started the game by catching a birdie on the 1st hole (par 4), added 3 birdies on the 5th (par 4), 6th hole (par 4) and 9th hole (par 4), taking 4 in the first half reduced
In the second half, he parried without a birdie until the 14th hole (par 3), and then pulled out three consecutive birdies on the 15th (par 5) to 17th holes (par 4).
But it was disappointing to see the last 18th hole (par 4).
After the game, Arim Kim said, “The course is very wide and the rough is not long, so it was good to be able to play boldly.” “The weather is important. Depending on the weather, if you attack according to the situation, you will be able to do well in the remaining rounds.” said.
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Kim Se-young (29), who has not yet won a championship this season, shot a 5-under 67 with six birdies and one bogey, and placed tied for fifth place.
In addition, Choi Hye-jin (23), a candidate for the Rookie of the Year, picked up 5 birdies without a bogey and tied for fifth place with Kim Se-young.
With three Korean players entering the top 5, interest is focused on whether Korean players will be able to win the championship following a long time in this tournament, which is held during the Chuseok holiday in Korea.
Korean players were Jin-young Ko (27) of the HSBC Women’s World Championship in March, Hyo-joo Kim (27) of the Lotte Championship in April, Eun-hee Ji of the Bank of Hope Matchplay in June (36), and In-ji Jeon of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in June (28). They are collaborating on four victories on the LPGA Tour this season.
However, since Jeon In-ji, he has not been able to announce the victory for over two months.
Siyu Lin took the first place solo with an 8-under 64 with 9 birdies and 1 bogey, starting her first win on the LPGA Tour.
Then, Nasa Hataoka (Japan), who shot a 7-under 65 with 8 birdies and 1 bogey, finished the first day in solo second place.
Lee Jeong-eun (26) was tied for 11th with a 4-under-par 68, and Kang Hye-ji (32) was tied for 19th with a 3-under-par 69.
Also, Anna Lin (26) and Shin Ji-eun (30) were tied for 31st (2 under par 70), and Kim Hyo-joo, who finished even par, stayed tied for 64th.
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