South Korean golfer Sei Young Kim leads the BMW Ladies Championship, after a standout performance on the second day. Kim, who started the tournament with an impressive round of 62 strokes, maintained his good performance with a score of 66 this Friday, accumulating a total of 16 under par, with a course of 128 strokes at the Pine Beach Golf Links. His performance included seven birdies and one bogey, with a streak of three consecutive birdies in the first half of the course.
American Brooke Matthews placed second, thanks to a round of 64 strokes, the best of the day. Hyo Joo Kim and Rio Takeda shared third place, three strokes behind the leader. Matthews, former University of Arkansas player, achieved a bogey-free round, highlighting with birdies on the opening holes and the last two.There is a lot of pressure on the third and fourth days, but not just for me. Everyone will feel the same pressure. But I just want to accept the fact and enjoy the rest of the tournament.
Sei Young Kim
Minjee Lee of Australia was in sixth place, six strokes behind Kim, while Brooke Henderson of Canada is seven strokes off the top. The current champion, Hannah Green, is nine strokes behind the leader. This event marks the start of two consecutive LPGA tournaments in South Korea, followed by the International Crown team event next week. Last week, Jeeno Thitikul secured her second victory of the season on the LPGA, after a playoff in Shanghai. After the International Crown, the LPGA’s Asian tour will continue with events in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Japan.It’s funny, I didn’t feel very comfortable coming into this week, after playing in China last week, I really didn’t have my best game. But that made me go out and play shot by shot, lower expectations and I feel like I handled it very well. I just stayed in the moment and ended up making some putts and accumulating good scores.
Brooke Matthews
