Jin-young Ko and A-rim Kim tied for 8th place on the second day of the ISPS Handa Scottish Women’s Open (total prize money of 2 million dollars, 2.8 billion won) on the LPGA Tour.
Jin-young Ko shot a 1-under 71 in the second round of the tournament held at Dundonald Links (par 72) in Ayrshire, Scotland, UK on the 17th (Korean time).
Jin-young Ko, who reduced one stroke in the first round the day before, recorded a mid-total of 2-under 142, moving up her ranking from a tie for 22nd place to a tie for 8th place.
Kim A-rim, who started the tournament tied for second place with a 4-under 68 the day before, was unable to avoid a drop in the rankings after recording a 2-over 74 with two birdies and four bogeys on this day. Megan
Kang (USA) and Minjee Lee (Australia) are tied for the lead with a combined score of eight-under 136.
Megan Kang, who won the Canadian Open in August last year after a close playoff with Ko Jin-young, is aiming for her second win in this tournament after eight years since her LPGA debut. Minjee Lee, who
has 10 wins on the LPGA Tour, took the lead with five birdies and no bogeys on the first day, and maintained her top spot by reducing her score by three strokes in the second round. Lydia Ko (New Zealand), the gold medalist in women's golf at the 2024 Paris Olympics, tied for 3rd place with Lauren Coughlin (USA) and Charlie Hull (England) with a combined score of 6-under 138 after five birdies and two bogeys. So- mi Lee, who also competed, tied for 17th place with one-under 143, and Sei-young Kim tied for 26th place with one-over 145. Jin-hee Lim tied for 32nd place, while Hye-ji Kang, Jenny Shin, and Hye-jin Choi tied for 45th place with three-over 147. Hyo-joo Kim, who tied for 48th place with one-over 73 the day before, dropped three more strokes to a joint 53rd place. 안전놀이터