Sei Young Kim leads in South Korea after two LPGA rounds

Sei Young Kim leads the BMW Ladies Championship

South Korean golfer Sei Young Kim consolidated her leadership position at the BMW Ladies Championship, following an outstanding performance that led her to the top of the leaderboard. Kim, after an impressive first round with 62 strokes under par, maintained his good performance with a round of 66 strokes, accumulating a total of 16 under par, with a score of 128 at the Pine Beach Golf Links. His performance included seven birdies and one bogey, highlighting a streak of three consecutive birdies in the first half of the course.

There’s a lot of pressure on the third and fourth days, but I’m not the only one. Everyone will feel the same pressure. But I just want to accept the fact and enjoy the rest of the tournament.

Sei Young Kim

Brooke Matthews, from the United States, placed second with a score of 64 strokes, the best round of the day. Hyo Joo Kim and Rio Takeda shared third place, three strokes behind the leader. Matthews’ bogey-free round included birdies on his first two holes and on holes 17 and 18.

It’s funny, I didn’t feel very comfortable going into this week, 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

Minjee Lee of Australia was in sixth place, six strokes behind Kim, while Brooke Henderson of Canada was seven strokes behind the leader. Defending champion Hannah Green is nine strokes behind Kim. This tournament marks the start of two consecutive LPGA events in South Korea, followed by the International Crown team event next week.