18 Koreans to participate in the LPGA Lotte Championship
18 Koreans to participate in the LPGA Lotte Championship
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Eighteen Korean players, including Ko Jin-young, will try to win three games of the season at the Lotte Championship (total prize money of $3 million) on the LPGA Tour in Hawaii.
Ko Jin-young, ranked 10th in the world in women's golf, will start in a group with Furue Ayaka (Japan) and Marina Alex (USA) at 12:04 p.m. on the 7th (Korea Standard Time) at the Ewa Beach Hoakalay Golf Club (par 72) in Oahu Island. Furue is on the lead in the lowest number of hits in addition to winning the major this year, and Marina is the player who competed to the 6th overtime hole in Japan last week.
The tournament will start on Wednesday and finish on Saturday in Hawaii time, and will run from Thursday morning to Sunday in Korean time. Kim Hyo-joo, who won the title in 2022, will tee off at 11:53 a.m. as a group with Brooke Henderson (copyright), the winner of 2018-19, and Grace Kim (Australia), the champion of last year.
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A total of 120 participants will participate in the event, and Hwang Yoo-min, Lee So-young and Lee Ga-young will be invited as hosts of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour. Lee will participate in the 10th hole at 8:13 p.m., Hwang Yoo-min in the 10th hole at 8:24 p.m., and Lee Ga-young in the 10th hole at 12:59 p.m. The three golfers came despite the competition's final competition in Korea. If they win the championship, they will get a direct ticket to the LPGA tour.
Sung Yu-jin, who participated in the championship for the first time as a KLPGA member last year and had extra time, will tee off at Hole 1 at 7:18 a.m. The other nine players, including Saigo Maoe and Lee So-mi, who are leading candidates for the Rookie of the Year award, will challenge for the first time.
The upcoming event is one of two competitions that will take place ahead of the final match. There is also fierce competition to be selected as the 60 contestants who will compete in the final match, which will cost 11 million U.S. dollars in total prize money. Starting with Hinako Shibuno (Japan), who currently ranks 58th in CME points, Karolta Ciganda (Spain), Gabi Lopez (Mexico), Kim Hyo-joo, Ashley Bouhai (South Africa), and Kim A-rim will likely be in fierce competition.
The competition will be broadcast live on JTBC Golf from 9 a.m. on Thursday. The second round will be broadcast live from 8:45 a.m. on Friday. The winner is famous for the Hawaiian hula dance with a flower necklace.