KLPGA Celltrion Queen’s Masters 2R 5 Under Par… Song Ga-eun, 1 stroke 2nd place
Park Min-ji (24) came close to defending the second title of the season.
Minji Park hit 5-under 67 in the second round of the Celltrion Queens Masters (total prize money of 1 billion won) on the 11th at Seolhaewon The Legend Course (par 72) in Seolhaewon, Gangwon-do, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do, on the leaderboard with a mid-total 12-under 132 stroke. climbed to the top row
Park Min-ji, who took the lead by one stroke the day before, took the lead for two days in a row, one stroke ahead of second-placed Song Ga-eun (22).
Park Min-ji, who took the top spot in this competition last year, has increased her chances of winning the competition for the second year in a row by winning the Wire to Wire.
If Minji Park wins this competition, it will be her second title defense success this season, following the NH Investment & Securities Ladies Championship last month.
Park Min-ji, who won the championship four times when he won six last year, said, “Until last year, it was more comfortable to follow.
Now, when I go to the final round as the leader, I only think regarding winning.
I will play a game that catches more birdies rather than protecting golf,” he vowed.
He said, “In the final round tomorrow, I will aim for a birdie every hole.
Then the birdies won’t come out for regarding a third or so.”
Park Min-ji also promised, “If I win, I will provide food trucks and snacks for my fellow players at the next competition.”
Park Min-ji, who drew 9 birdies the day before, was sharp enough to pull out 8 birdies on the day when the pin position became even more difficult.
There were 3 bogeys, but following bogeys, he showed amazing recovery ability to pull out a birdie to make up for it.
After bogeying 3 putts on the 5th hole (par 4), I caught birdies in a row on the 6th (par 5) and 7th holes (par 3), and on the 12th hole (par 4), the tee shot fell into the penalty area and took one shot. After losing, he woven birdies on the 13th (par 4) and 14th holes (par 5).
On the 15th hole (par 4), both the tee shot and the second shot fell into the rough and wrote a bogey, but on the 16th hole (par 3), he immediately made up for it with a birdie.
Park Min-ji said, “When Bogi came out, I thought, ‘Yeah, it’s okay, you can do it once more as a buddy'”.
Last year’s rookie of the year, Song Ga-eun, pulled out 7 birdies and hit a 6-under 66, seizing her second chance in her career in eight months following winning the Hana Financial Group Championship last year.
Song Ga-eun said, “I recently received mental strengthening training because I thought that the reason I did not perform better than expected this year was because of my mental strength.”
Rookie Min-Joo Kim (20), who received attention for being tied for second by Park Min-Ji by holding a birdie show with 7 holes in a row in the first round, reduced four strokes and climbed to third place by two strokes (10 under par 134), challenging the ‘newbie rebellion’ paid out
Kim Min-ju, who played aggressively with a long hit, said, “I’m excited to have this opportunity for the first time.
It’s good to get attention,” he promised, “I will only do what I have to do on the course.”
Kwon Seo-yeon (21), who hit 4-under 68, was in fourth place (8-under 136).
/yunhap news
