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HappyFan
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 Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject: KLPGA: Phoenix Park Classic |
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This week's KLPGA event is again taking place from Wednesday - Friday, April 30 - May 2. It is the Phoenix Park Classic. The defending champion, Eun Hee Ji, is now playing on the LPGA tour.
In the first round, a 31 year old journeyman player named Jenny Lee captured a share of the lead by shooting a 5 under par 67.
Ji Yai Shin got out to a so so start, as she often does, shooting a 2 under par 70. Among the top players on tour, Ha Neul Kim produced a 3 under par 69, while among those tied for third one shot back are Hyun Hee Moon and an amateur named Hee Jung Choi. Jimin Jeong is the guest LPGA player in the field this week.
Hyun Hee Moon
Scores:
1 Lee,Jenny 67(1) 34/33 67 -5
1 Won,YoonJung 67(1) 33/34 67 -5
3 Choi,Yu-Jin 68(3) 37/31 68 -4
3 Kim,MinJi 68(3) 35/33 68 -4
3 Oh,An-Na 68(3) 34/34 68 -4
3 Kim,MinSun 68(3) 33/35 68 -4
3 Lee,Chang-Hee 68(3) 33/35 68 -4
3 Hee Jung Choi (A) 68(3) 33/35 68 -4
3 Moon,HyunHee 68(3) 32/36 68 -4
Notables:
10 Kim.Ha-Neul 69(10) 34/35 69 -3
12 Na,DaYe 70(12) 35/35 70 -2
12 Jo,YoungRan 70(12) 35/35 70 -2
12 Shin,JiYai 70(12) 35/35 70 -2
12 Oh,ChaeA 70(12) 34/36 70 -2
12 Jeong,JiMin 70(12) 34/36 70 -2
12 Ryu,SoYeon 70(12) 34/36 70 -2
12 Lim,JiNa 70(12) 33/37 70 -2
24 Hong,Ran 71(24) 35/36 71 -1
24 Park,Bo-Bea 71(24) 34/37 71 -1
38 Kim,HaeJung 72(38) 35/37 72 0
38 Kim,BoBae 72(38) 35/37 72 0
52 Lee,Sunny 73(52) 37/36 73 1
52 Ahn,SunJu 73(52) 36/37 73 1
52 Choi,Hye-Yong 73(52) 36/37 73 1
78 Moon,SooYoung 75(78) 39/36 75 3
78 Choi,WooRi 75(78) 38/37 75 3
78 Seo,HeeKyung 75(78) 36/39 75 3
93 Yeo,JiYae 76(93) 37/39 76 4
109 Lee,Il-Hee 78(109) 39/39 78 6
116 Cho,ARam 80(116) 39/41 80 8
116 Lee,Ji-Yeon 80(116) 37/43 80 8
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HappyFan
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 7:58 am Post subject: |
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In round two, the 17 year old amateur Hee Jung Choi surprised everyone by taking the lead early on. A whole bunch of KLPGA stars were right on her heels, though, and one of them, Young Ran Jo, popped three straight birdies to join her atop the field.
Hee Jung Choi
Eventually, though, it was another player who squeaked into the solo lead: Min Sun Kim. Kim shot a second straight 68 to move to an 8 under total.
Jo finished the day at 7 under, after producing a 67, the best score of the day. 2007 ROY Ha Neul Kim, who shot a 68, was tied at that spot.
Ji Yai Shin? She played better on day two and finished the day with a 5 under total. She is still very much in this tournament, especially considering the relatively green nature of those on top. Jo has won before on tour, once, but Ha Neul Kim and Min Sun Kim haven't yet collected their first win.
First round leader Jenny Lee is one of those sitting at 6 under. Interestingly, a second Min Sun Kim sits tied for 8th at 5 under!
Scores:
1 Kim,MinSun 68(6) 68(10) 34/34 136 -8
2 Jo,YoungRan 70(16) 67(1) 35/32 137 -7
Kim.Ha-Neul 69(10) 68(4) 35/33 137 -7
Choi,Hee Jung (A) 68(8) 69(46) 33/36 137 -7
5 Kim,HyunRyung 72(51) 66(2) 34/32 138 -6
Lim,JiNa 70(22) 68(6) 35/33 138 -6
Lee,Jenny 67(1) 71(47) 35/36 138 -6
Notables:
8 Kim,Min-Sun2 71(36) 68(5) 35/33 139 -5
Shin,JiYai 70(17) 69(15) 35/34 139 -5
16 Kim,BoBae 72(48) 69(21) 34/35 141 -3
Hong,Ran 71(28) 70(22) 35/35 141 -3
Ryu,SoYeon 70(21) 71(66) 34/37 141 -3
20 Park,Bo-Bea 71(32) 71(38) 35/36 142 -2
Oh,ChaeA 70(18) 72(42) 36/36 142 -2
Moon,HyunHee 68(9) 74(63) 37/37 142 -2
26 Moon,SooYoung 75(80) 68(37) 32/36 143 -1
Na,DaYe 70(13) 73(53) 37/36 143 -1
Won,YoonJung 67(2) 76(69) 39/37 143 -1
Jeong,JiMin 70(19) 73(100) 34/39 143 -1
36 Seo,HeeKyung 75(89) 69(56) 33/36 144 0
43 Ahn,SunJu 73(59) 72(7) 38/34 145 1
57 Choi,Hye-Yong 73(60) 73(79) 36/37 146 2
Chung,JaeEun 71(30) 75(88) 37/38 146 2
86 Yeo,JiYae 76(98) 74(102) 35/39 150 6
108 Lee,Sunny 73(52) 81(118) 39/42 154 10
110 Lee,Il-Hee 78(111) 77(109) 37/40 155 11
117 Cho,ARam 80(117) 78(104) 39/39 158 14
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Go SS, no matter how unique (or not) your name is! 
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HappyFan
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:29 am Post subject: |
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The final round started with a number of very green golfers at the top of the leaderboard. Ji Yai Shin started the day in 8th place, and would not be in one of the final groups on day three. If she were going to win this one, she would need to make a big run up the leaderboard to put pressure on those finishing later than she.
The early mover, however, was LPGA golfer Soo Young Moon. And what a move it was! She shot a blistering 6 under par 30 on the front nine, and added another birdie on the 11th hole to move all the way to 8 under total and the lead. She was killed, however, by a quad bogey on the 16th hole, dropping down to her eventual finish of 4 under total.
As the round continued, a bunch of golfers gathered at 8 under par, including the teenage rookie Hee Jung Choi, one time tour winner Young Ran Jo, and Ji Yai Shin. Shin moved to 8 under thanks to a 2 under front nine and a birdie on 15. But the leader with a few holes to go was none other than ROY Ha Neul Kim, who also shot 2 under on the front nine. She moved to 10 under with a birdie on 12, but a bogey on the par 5 14th dropped her back to 9 under, a one shot lead over Shin.
Meanwhile, the other gals at 8 under one by one made bogey, dropping to 7 under or worse. Shin finished her round at 8 under, and Kim had a one shot lead with a few holes to play. It was now her tournament to lose. But she could afford no mistakes.
Her response? She finished with birdies on the last three holes to absolutely seize the tournament by the scruff of the neck. Her final total of 12 under par gave her a four shot win over Shin, her first ever KLPGA win. She could very easily have choked in the situation she was in, with her first ever win on the line, and instead won as decisively as one can.
Congrats to Ha Neul Kim on a fantastic maiden victory!!
Scores:
1 Kim,Ha-Neul 69(10) 68(4) 67(2) 34/33 204 -12
2 Shin,JiYai 70(12) 69(9) 69(8) 34/35 208 -8
3 Kim,HyunRyung 72(38) 66(1) 71(19) 35/36 209 -7
3 Jo,YoungRan 70(12) 67(2) 72(26) 37/35 209 -7
3 Choi,Hee Jung (A) 68(3) 69(9) 72(26) 36/36 209 -7
3 Kim,MinSun 68(3) 68(4) 73(37) 37/36 209 -7
Notables:
7 Hong,Ran 71(24) 70(16) 69(8) 33/36 210 -6
7 Kim,Min-Sun2 71(24) 68(4) 71(19) 35/36 210 -6
13 Won,YoonJung 67(1) 76(92) 68(4) 33/35 211 -5
13 Lim,JiNa 70(12) 68(4) 73(37) 37/36 211 -5
13 Lee,Jenny 67(1) 71(22) 73(37) 36/37 211 -5
17 Seo,HeeKyung 75(78) 69(9) 68(4) 34/34 212 -4
17 Moon,SooYoung 75(78) 68(4) 69(8) 30/39 212 -4
17 Oh,ChaeA 70(12) 72(37) 70(12) 34/36 212 -4
24 Na,DaYe 70(12) 73(53) 70(12) 33/37 213 -3
28 Moon,HyunHee 68(3) 74(69) 72(26) 34/38 214 -2
28 Kim,BoBae 72(38) 69(9) 73(37) 36/37 214 -2
28 Ryu,SoYeon 70(12) 71(22) 73(37) 35/38 214 -2
34 Park,Bo-Bea 71(24) 71(22) 73(37) 38/35 215 -1
36 Jeong,JiMin 70(12) 73(53) 73(37) 35/38 216 0
53 Chung,JaeEun 71(24) 75(81) 73(37) 36/37 219 3
60 Ahn,SunJu 73(52) 72(37) 75(60) 38/37 220 4
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I have to say I'm pretty pumped about Ha Neul Kim breaking through with her first win. She is one of those golfers who always seems to have a smile on her face. I tend to really like the 'happy' Seoul Sisters the most (Ji Yai Shin, Jee Young Lee, Joo Mi Kim, Hee Young Park and Jimin Kang being some of the others), and she is quickly becoming a fave of mine.
The KLPGA season is shaping up to be an interesting one. Ji Yai Shin is still clearly the best player, but you have promising rookies like So Yeon Ryu, Oh Chae Ah and He Yong Choi making noise; Sun Ju Ahn in the midst of a mysterious slump; and now Ha Neul Kim winning at last. I wonder what's going to happen next!?
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 9:36 am Post subject: |
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Congrats to Kim Ha-Neul (Sky or Heaven)! Way to go get that first win! I'm sure this won't be the last we hear from her this year
I wouldn't have minded seeing Soo-Young win this... I think she could use a boost too...
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| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject: good for the KLPGA and good for Shin |
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| It's great to see young players stepping up and challenging one of their peers before she leaves for the LPGA. And dealing with tough competition on the KLPGA this year will only make Shin that much tougher for next! |
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