Kim Min-byeol, a 19-year-old rookie on the Korea Women’s메이저사이트 Professional Golf (KLPGA) tour, took the lead by making a storm birdie in the first round of the Mediheal and Hankook Ilbo Championships (total prize money of 1 billion won).
In the first round of the tournament held at the Ferrum Club (par 72, 6652 yards) in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province on the 13th, Kim Min-byeol shot an 8-under-par 64 to rise to first place alone with a difference of 2nd place and 3 strokes. On this day, Kim Min-byeol played a flawless game without recording a single bogey. In particular, he announced his appearance by displaying his concentration, which caught 6 birdies only in the second half.
When Kim Min-byeol was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she passed through the standing army of the national junior team. In 2021, he is a promising player who was selected for the national team with the first place in the selection round. Kim Min-byul entered the regular tour by taking the top spot in the KLPGA Tour seeding finals in November last year.
In an interview after the match, Kim Min-byeol said, “I didn’t expect to finish with such a good score.” Next, he said about missing the birdie putt on the last 18th hole, “I didn’t have to be greedy to make a birdie. But before I putt, my caddy told me that if I recorded a birdie this time, I would break the course record, so I think I was conscious of it without even realizing it.” Joo-mi Lee and Seung-hee Noh, who shot a 5-under-par 67, tied for second place.
Park Hyun-kyung, who continued her good mood by tying for 6th at the Lotte Rent-a-Car Women’s Open held in Jeju last week, also rose to 4th place alone with a 4 under par 68 strokes. Park Hyun-kyung said, “Certainly, her overall condition is better than her last season. “She was also very satisfied with her battery training,” she said. Park Min-ji, Park Do-eun, Ha Min-song, and Lee Ga-young, who won the most wins in the KLPGA over the past two years, tied for 5th with a 3-under par, and Lee Ye-won, who lifted her first championship last week, tied for 9th with a 2-under par.
In the first round of the Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Tour Opening Day (total prize money of 700 million won) held at the Old Course (par 72, 7178 yards) in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, Seo Yo-seop, Bae Yong-joon, Jang Hee-min, etc. took the lead