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| Park Ji-young Nexen St. 9 Masters 2025 2R 11th hole tee shot |
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The strong are awake. The time of chaos came ahead of the final round.
The second round of Nexen/St. Nine Masters 2025 held at Gaya Country Club (par 72, 6,836 yards) in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province on the 19th.
Rank changes were active in the round lights, which continued until late, with a 50-minute delay due to thick fog. Strong players who warmed up have entered the competition for the championship by reducing the number of pars.
Park Ji-young, who is tied for the most wins with three wins last year, cut three shots with three birdies without a bogey, taking the lead at 8-under par in the interim total. Park Ji-young, who made her first birdie by putting an approach shot on the hole at the third hole (par 5), made a 10-meter birdie putt at the eighth hole (par 4) and finished the first half with a two-stroke reduction. Park Ji-young, who continued her par-march, made a three-on at the 16th hole (par 5) and then made a 3-meter birdie putt.
Park Ji-young, who is competing for her first win of the season and 11th win in the final round on the 20th, said "I suffered from food poisoning and enteritis last week, but I am eating lactobacillus." Health and physical strength seem to be important. I'm going to play with my physical strength tomorrow as well."
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However, it is still too early to discuss winning the championship. This is because a large number of talented competitors are right underneath.
Oh Kyung-eun reduced five shots and tied for second place, one stroke behind Park Ji-young, along with Madasom Kim Min-ju, who competed for the first round lead with a total of seven under par in the first and second rounds. Oh Kyung-eun, who is trying to win her first career championship in the championship group on Choi Jong-il, said "I missed the cut because I was nervous about the shot in the last two games, but I regained my shot sense in this competition and had many chances."I never imagined it would be a champion group. I want to experience a lot regardless of my grades"I'm determined.
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| Choi Eun-woo, Nexen St. Nine Masters 2025 2R No. 1 Hall High-Five |
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| Hwang Yoo-min Nexen St. Nine Masters 2025 2R No. 16 Iron Shot |
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Eight people tied for fifth place at 6-under par in the interim total.
Choi Eun-woo, the defending champion who is seeking his third consecutive victory in the tournament, cut four shots with four birdies without a bogey and joined the championship race at 6 under par, two shots behind the leader. Hwang Yoo-min was also included in the 6-under group with five birdies without a bogey.
Hong Ji-won, who has won major competitions such as the Hanwha Classic in 2022 and the Korea Women's Open in 2023, will try to win her first championship of the season amid a sharp rise in seven birdies without a bogey. Yoo Hyun-jo, who won the KB Financial Star Championship last year, and Jang Soo-yeon, Kim Min-byul, Choi Ye-rim, Bang Shin-sil, tied for fifth place in the 6-under par group.
As many as 12 players are in the lead by just two shots. Bloody competition is expected in the final round on the 20th.
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| Hong Ji-won Nexen St. Nine Masters 2025 2R No. 1 Target Point |
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| Choi Ye-rim Nexen St. 9 Masters 2025 2R 10th hole tee shot |
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| Park Hyun-kyung Nexen St. Nine Masters 2025 2R 16th hole putting |
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This is not the end.
Last year, Park Hyun-kyung, who tied for the most wins, was ranked 13th with 5 under par. a three-shot gap with the lead. As expected, it's within range.
Another co-winner Lee Ye-won formed a 4-under-par joint 14th place group with Jung Yoon-ji, Jung So-i, and Lee Dong-eun Kim Min-sun and Lim Hee-jung. They are well-known players who are in the winning range that can be overturned in the final round on the 20th.
Photo courtesy = KLPGA
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
