Lee Chae-eun vs Park Hyun-kyung Competes to Win E1 Charity Open...Lee Yewon's disappointing "Cut Out."
Lee Chae-eun vs Park Hyun-kyung Competes to Win E1 Charity Open...Lee Yewon's disappointing "Cut Out."
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Lee Chae-eun and Park Hyun-kyung will compete for the title at the E1 Charity Open (total prize money of 1 billion won) of the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA). Lee Ye-won, who aimed to win the title for three consecutive weeks, failed to make the cut.
Lee Chae-eun tied five birdies and one bogey for a 4-under 68 in the second round of the tournament held at the Ferrum Club (par 72) in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province on the 24th, and took the lead with an interim total of 11-under 133.
Park Hyun-kyung, who caught five birdies without a bogey, ranked second (10-under 134) in a one-stroke chase after Lee Chae-eun.
Lee Chae-eun made her KLPGA tour debut in 2019, marking the seventh year of her tour. She failed to keep the seed by ranking 88th in prize money in 2019, and ranked 75th in the seed competition, being relegated to the Dream Tour (division 2) in the following year. She succeeded in joining the regular tour again in 2021, but ended up ranking 98th in prize money, when she ranked 20th in the seed competition, securing the seed for the 2022 regular tour.
Since then, he has been on a stable tour since 2022 until this year, without losing any seeds. However, he did not win in 146 KLPGA Tour competitions, and he will try to win his first career championship in this competition.
After Bae So-hyun first stepped on the KLPGA Tour in 2017 and won her first trophy in her eighth year and 154th appearance in the tournament, expectations are high on whether Lee Chae-eun will win her first championship.
Lee Chae-eun said, "The shot came up to a certain extent, and the putt especially followed well. In the last hole, it was a putt about 8m away, but it went in what I was trying to put it on, so I finished it happily."
"I feel a lot of pressure. I want to do well because I don't get a chance that often," said Lee, who is aiming for his first win in his career. When he joined the champion's group last year, his performance didn't go as well as he expected. "I will play without thinking about the score this time," he said. "I am a little worried because my putt suddenly improved. I will prepare for the final round by intensively practicing my putt."
The competitors are not easy. Park Hyun-kyung, who is chasing Lee Chae-eun, is a star player who has seven KLPGA tour wins. Having tied for the top 10 with three wins last year, Park ranked 22nd in prize money although she had four top 10 wins in seven competitions this year. She is aiming for her first win of this season.
"I tried to play with confidence as I got better and better recently," he said. "I am proud of myself for making no bogey for two consecutive days," he said. "For the first time, I am in the top 10 in five consecutive tournaments including major tournaments in the JLPGA Tour. Such a part gives me a lot of confidence. It means that my performance is improving, so if I supplement it a little more, I think I will have good results." 먹튀검증
"Playing games brings crises or difficult situations, but I want to play confidently with the belief that I can play like the first and second rounds. My goal is to play my own games with confidence," Park said.
Lim Hee-jung, Park Gyeol and Choi Ye-rim dreamed of winning the upset with a tie for third (8-under 136) followed by Park Joo-young and Lee Dong-eun, and rookie Jung Ji-hyo tied for sixth (7-under 137).
Kim Min-sun, who was the first-round leader, lost two shots and fell back to a tie for ninth (6-under 138).
Lee Ye-won, who tried to win for three consecutive weeks, had one birdie, but lost three shots by committing four bogeys and accepted the awkward report card of failing to make the cut by tying for 90th (2-over 146). Having been active in the KLPGA tour since 2022, Lee Yewon has been a rare player who failed to make the cut just five times in 92 competitions over the past three years. This is the sixth time she has failed to make the cut.
Lee had been aiming for the fourth consecutive three-week championship at the event, following Pak Se-ri (1996), Kim Mi-hyun (1997), and Seo Hee-kyung (2008).