High1 Resort Women’s Open 3R 3 strokes solo lead
‘Twin mother’ Ahn Seon-joo (35) is on the verge of winning the Korean Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) tour for the first time in 13 years.
Ahn Seon-ju hit 5-under 67 in the 3rd round of the KLPGA Tour High1 Resort Women’s Open (total prize money 800 million won) held at High1 Resort Country Club (par 72) in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do on the 20th.
Ahn Seon-ju, who took the lead alone with a 10-under-par 206 shot in mid-total, took the 8th win on the KLPGA Tour in 13 years following winning the KB Kookmin Bank Star Tour 2nd Tournament in September 2009.
Ahn Seon-ju, who started the KLPGA tour in 2006, won every year until 2009 and won seven for four years.
Ahn Seon-joo has recorded a whopping 28 victories in Japan and left a big mark, including being crowned the gold medalist four times.
Ahn Seon-joo, who received a permanent seed on the KLPGA tour as a result of winning 35 victories on the Japan and KLPGA tours, gave birth to twins in June of last year and is playing on the KLPGA tour instead of Japan this year.
Ahn Seon-ju, who participated in 15 competitions before this competition and passed the cut 13 times to show off his strength, overwhelmed the juniors by playing a neat game that caught only 5 birdies without bogey.
Ahn Seon-joo said, “Actually, parenting is so difficult that I don’t have time and stamina left to practice.
Participating in the competition is a practice,” he said.
Ahn Seon-joo said, “I’m worried regarding tomorrow, but if I play the golf I want, the sky thinks it’s wonderful and gives me a gift for winning.”
Han Jin-sun (25), who cut five strokes, Choi Ye-rim (23), who wrote a 4-under 68, and Kim Su-ji (26), who hit a 1-under par, tied for second place, 3 shots behind Ahn Seon-ju, and challenged to win the final round.
Kim Su-ji, who won two wins last year, has yet to win this year.
Kim Su-ji was down one step from the joint lead until the second round.
Jinsun Han and Yerim Choi have yet to report their victories on the KLPGA Tour.
The winner of the E1 Charity Open, Jeong Yun-ji (22), reduced five strokes to 5th (6 under par 210), and Hae-ran Ha (21), 1st place in the target points, tied for 6th (5 under par 211), ending the final round.
Park Min-ji (24), who took the first place in the prize money ranking and 3 wins in the season, reduced her two strokes and raised her ranking to a tie for 24th (even par 216).
/yunhap news
