Korean players such as Kim Hyo-joo are far from winning the first major of this year on the LPGA

▲ Kim Hyo-joo looking at the course with her caddy

Hyo-Joo Kim (27, from Wonju) has moved away from winning the first major event of the LPGA Tour season.

It is easy for Korean players to become champions with Jennifer Cupcho (USA) taking the lead in the Chevron Championship ($5 million in total prize money), the first major tournament of the LPGA Tour season held at Mission Hills Country Club (par 72) in Rancho Mirage, California, USA. it didn’t happen

Cupcho hit an 8-under 64 in the third round of the tournament held at the Mission Hills Country Club (par 72) in Rancho Mirage, California on the 3rd (Korean time).

Cupcho, who beat last year’s winner Patti Tawatanabat (Thailand) by 6 strokes, took the opportunity to win his first major championship since his debut in 2019.

In the third round, Cupcho showed off his amazing performance, finishing 18 holes with 25 putts on an accurate shot that missed the fairway only once while hitting an average of 297 yards.

On the other hand, it has not been easy for a Korean player who has won the championship six times to become a champion.

Kim Hyo-joo, who lost one stroke, was tied for fifth place (6 under par 210), but was 10 strokes behind the cup. Hyo-Joo Kim struggled on the green, adding 4 bogeys to 3 birdies.

Kim Se-young (29), who was tied for 5th with Hyo-joo Kim the day before, lost two strokes and fell to tie 11 (5-under par 211). Park In-bee (34) shot two-under 70, raising her ranking to a tie for 37th (2-under-par 214), but Jin-young Ko (27), the world No. pushed out to