In the first round of the 12th KG Ladies Open (total prize money of 800 million won) of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour, 339 birdies were made. This is a record higher than last year’s 305 birdies.
As a result of the remaining matches of the first round, which ended on the 2nd at Sunning Point Country Club (par 72) in Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 339 birdies were fired.
Noh Seung-hee (22), who recorded 7 under par 65 strokes and took the sole lead, and Hong Jin-young (23), who was tied for second place, one stroke behind, swept the most birdies with 8. So-mi Lee (24) followed with 7 birdies, and defending champion Jeong-mi Hwang (24), Yu-min Hwang (20), Da-bin Heo (25), and Ji-hyun Lee (25) followed with 6 birdies.
There were 34 more birdies than the 305 birdies on the first day last year, but not a single hole-in-one or eagle was recorded. Last year, there were two holes-in-one on the first day alone, and Yoo Ji-na, who recorded her first hole-in-one in the competition, received KG Mobility’s Tivoli car, and Choi Garam, who achieved her second hole-in-one, received the Torres car.
In this tournament, the B rough was increased to 55mm, making tee shots more difficult than previous years, but analysis suggests that thanks to the rain that fell prior to the tournament, the greens became softer and players were able to aggressively catch birdies.
In the case of the par 3 hole, it is evaluated that the overall length is long and the pin location is not easy. The players explained, “The green is very large, so it is more difficult to aim for a hole-in-one.”
The most difficult hole was measured to be the 15th hole (par 4, 384m). Hole 15 gives the illusion that the fairway is narrow when standing in the teeing area. Additionally, if the tee shot is tilted too far to the right, the green is not visible due to the mountain in front, making it difficult to target the second shot.
The average score was 4.25, making it difficult for the players, and there were only 6 birdies. There were 24 bogeys, 3 double bogeys, and 2 triple bogeys. 먹튀검증
After passing the most difficult hole, the 16th hole (par 3), the least difficult, awaits. The 154m 16th hole has a lake behind the green, but it does not pose much of a threat. Because the green is large, you don’t have to worry about bunkers located in front and behind the green. This is the hole with the most birdies in the first round, with 33. There were no players who recorded a double bogey or triple bogey in this hole.
If you pass the 16th hole and go to the 17th hole (par 4), the second most difficult homework on the course awaits you. The 355m 17th hole has large trees on both sides of the fairway, so an accurate tee shot is important. You should aim slightly to the left of the center of the fairway to gain an advantageous position to accurately target the green.
However, this strategy is not easy. In the first round, the players struggled to the extent that the lowest number of birdies was 5. There were many players who lost at-bats with 25 bogeys and 3 double bogeys.
In the second round on the 2nd, the first group started from holes 1 and 10 at 8:40 am. The current expected cutoff is even par, but the standard may change depending on the performance in the second round. Last year’s expected cutoff was 1 under par. By the first round, 58 people had recorded 1 under par.
The historical cutoff for this tournament, which has been held at Sunning Point Country Club since 2016, was between even par and 1 under par.
In the first round, Noh Seung-hee, who is in her fourth year on the KLPGA tour this year, took the sole lead with 7 under par 65 strokes, and Lee So-mi and Hong Jin-young tied for second place with 6 under par 66 strokes.
Defending champions Jeong-mi Hwang, Yu-min Hwang, Da-bin Heo, and So-hyun Ahn are tied for 4th place with 5 under par 67 strokes and are fighting for the lead.