Im Jin-hee ranked third by one stroke on the first day of the LPGA Founders Cup...Yuna is tied for 72nd place
Im Jin-hee ranked third by one stroke on the first day of the LPGA Founders Cup...Yuna is tied for 72nd place
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Im Jin-hee, who narrowly missed last year's LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year award, is ready to compete for the championship in her first appearance this season.
Im Jin-hee shot a 5-under 66 in the first round of the LPGA Tour Founders Cup (total prize money of $2 million) at the Bradenton Country Club (par 71) in Bradenton, Florida on the 7th (Korea time).
Im Jin-hee, who tied for third, one stroke behind Jennifer Kuppcho of the U.S. and Nana Marsen of Denmark, tied for the lead at 6 under par, set the stage for her first delayed victory.
Im Jin-hee, who entered the LPGA Tour last year after winning the KLPGA Tour's most wins (four wins) in 2023, did not win in 24 competitions, but she entered the top 10 six times, including one runner-up, and ranked 18th in the prize money ($1.37 million). 안전놀이터
In particular, Im Jin-hee, who competed for the Rookie of the Year until the end of the season, ranked second in the Rookie of the Year race, trailing behind Saigo Mao (Japan).
Im Jin-hee, who used accurate iron shots in his rookie season but struggled somewhat on the green, showed off a computer shot that Green only missed once on the day.
However, he used a putter 30 times on the green, so green play still remained his homework.
Im Jin-hee made seven birdies and added two bogeys.
Ko Jin-young, who has won the Founders Cup three times and has the most wins, took a cheerful first step toward her fourth win.
Ko Jin-young played a neat game with only four birdies without a bogey and finished the first day tied for sixth, two strokes behind the joint leader.
Ko Jin-young, who missed the third green, never missed Papert, but missed a few birdie putts.
"Hot Six" Lee Jung-eun and Lee Mi-hyang, who are seeking to escape the slump, also shot a 4-under 67 to tie for sixth place with Ko Jin-young.
Park Sung-hyun, who took a leave from sick leave last year, tied for 12th with a 3-under 68 in her first return in a year and four months, showing signs of revival.
Yoon Na-na, who made her LPGA Tour debut, received a disappointing report card of one-over 72.
Three birdies didn't hit the castle, and four bogeys were painful.
His tee shot went off the fairway 10 times and missed the green 5 times. He was also sluggish in the number of putts on the green with 32.
Yoon Na-na, who was tied for 72nd, is in a hurry to pass the cut right away.
Chun In-gee, who recovered from his injury and returned to the field for the first time in nine months, also shot a 2-over 73 to tie for 88th.
Miyu Yamashita of Japan, who is expected to compete with Yoon Na for the Rookie of the Year award, shot a 3-under 68.
Takeda Rio of Japan posted a 2-under 69.
Japanese twin sister rookie Iwai Chisato finished in the bottom half with 2 overs and Akie Chisato with 5 overs.
Nelly Korda (USA), the world No. 1 who won the Drive-On Championship at the course last year and is effectively treated as the defending champion, got off to a good start at 3 under par.
World No. 2 Lydia Ko (New Zealand) lost three shots and tied for 97th.