Jinyoung Ko at the LA Open▶ Click here for a larger view
Jin-young Ko (27), the world’s No. 1 female golfer who struggled in the real game following three weeks, is trying to make a comeback in the new tournament.
Jinyoung Ko participated in the Palos Buddy’s Championship ($1.5 million in total prize money) on the LPGA Tour held at the Palos Buddy’s Golf Club (par 71, 6,258 yards) in California, USA for four days from the 28th (local time). do.
This is the second consecutive week of competition following the D.O. Implant LA Open held in Los Angeles last week.
Jinyoung Ko had a difficult game at the LA Open, which was three weeks following staying tied for 53rd at the Chevron Championship at the major event.
He jumped to a joint lead by driving a 7-under par until the second round, but was shaken from the end of the third round, which continued to compete for the lead.
On the third round 17th hole (par 4), he fell into the creek around the green and tried to hit the ball on the mud as it was, but he hit the wall in front of him and fell, resulting in a rare quadruple bogey.
On the last day, on the 7th hole (par 3), he hit a tee shot regarding 1.5 m on the hole, but a ‘4 putt’ came out and he wrote a double bogey. Jinyoung Ko, who lost 4 strokes in the 4th round including this, finished the contest in a tie for 21st.
At the beginning of last month, where he appeared for the first time this season, he won the HSBC Women’s World Championship and finished 4th in the JTBC Classic, but the flow has not been good in the subsequent two tournaments, so Jin-young Ko urgently needs to change the mood in this tournament.
Park In-bee (34), who tied for 3rd with the best performance of the season at the LA Open, and rookie Hye-jin Choi (23), who entered the top 10 for two consecutive tournaments by finishing tied for 6th, were also included in the list to win their first championship of the season with the first champion. straighten out
This year’s LPGA Tour has a different winner across nine events.
In addition to Jinyoung Ko, among the winners this season, Lydia Ko (New Zealand), Daniel Kang (USA), Leona Maguire (Ireland), Nana Masen (Denmark), Ataya Titikun (Thailand), and Jennifer Cupcho (USA) also came forward with ‘multiple wins’ to challenge
Nasa Hataoka (Japan), who has won her 6th LPGA career at the LA Open, is taking a break this week.
The tournament was held regarding an hour away by car from the LA Open, so Korean players are expected to compete this week with the support of many Koreans.
It is interesting to see whether the unique course composition with only one par 3 and one par 5 hole in holes 1 to 9, three par 3 holes in holes 10 to 18, and two par 5 holes will act as a variable in the game.
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