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 lead in the BMW Ladies Championship after a standout performance in the second round. Kim, who started the tournament with an impressive round of 62 strokes, maintained his good performance with a score of 66 on Friday, accumulating a total of 16 under par, 128 strokes at the Pine Beach Golf Links. His performance included a bogey and seven birdies, 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

American Brooke Matthews finished second with 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’ bogey-free round included birdies on his first two holes, as well as on holes 17 and 18.

I wasn’t feeling very comfortable coming 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 some good scores.

Brooke Matthews

Minjee Lee of Australia placed sixth, six strokes behind Kim, while Brooke Henderson of Canada is seven strokes behind the leader. The current champion, Hannah Green, is nine strokes behind Kim. This tournament marks the beginning of two consecutive LPGA events in South Korea, followed by the International Crown team event next week. Last week, Jeeno Thitikul became the first multiple winner of the LPGA season. After the International Crown, two more LPGA events were scheduled on the five-event Asian tour: in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and in Japan.