Jeon Ji-won tied for the lead with the luck of a hole-in-one on the first day of the LPGA Tour’s Annika Driven by Gainbridge at Pelican (hereinafter, Annika Driven, total prize money of $3.25 million).
In the first round of the tournament held at Pelican Golf Club (par 70) in Bel-Air, Florida on the 15th (Korea time), Jeon Ji-won tied a hole-in-one at the third hole (par 3), six birdies, and two bogeys to make a 6-under 64.
Jeon Ji-won tied for the lead with Charlie Hull of England.
Jeon Ji-won had little presence on the LPGA Tour, as 258th in the world and 98th in the CME Globe rankings tell us.
Jeon Ji-won, who studied golf in the U.S. after Australia, was selected as the best junior college player in 2017 and runner-up at the 2018 U.S. Amateur Women’s Golf Championship, but she has not shown any noticeable performance since turning pro in 2020.
He played in LPGA Tour tournaments mainly by playing on the Epson Tour and started on the LPGA Tour in earnest from this year, but he missed the cut 12 times in 22 competitions and only tied for ninth place in the Portland Classic in August.
For Jeon Ji-won, Annika Driven is actually the last chance of the season. 토토사이트
After this competition, only players ranked 60th or higher in the CME Globe rankings will be able to participate in the CME Group Tour Championship in the final match of the season.
In addition, Jeon Ji-won is in a position to play in the LPGA Tour next year only when she is within the top 100 of the CME Globe rankings.
The luck of the hole-in-one on the first day is expected to be a great driving force for such a battery cell.
Jeon started the game at the 10th hole and had good feeling from the beginning. He cruised with birdies at the 12th (par 3), 14th (par 5), and 17th (par 4).
A bogey on the 18th (par 5) came out, but Jeon Ji-won, who recovered with a birdie on the first hole (par 4), hit a tee shot into the hole with a hybrid club on the 5th from 177 yards on the third hole (par 3).
He lost one shot in the fifth hole (par 4), but tied for the lead with birdies in the sixth and seventh holes (par 5).
Jeon Ji-won, who made three hole-in-ones this year alone and his fourth in his career, said, “I saw the ball bounce and go into the hole. It was really cool to see the hole-in-one in person.”
Jeon Ji-won, who desperately wants to stay in the top 100 list rather than enjoying a hole-in-one, said, “I want to play in the LPGA Tour next year, but I won’t think too much about it. I practiced with everything for the past three days. I focused on every shot. I was rewarded for my hard work,” and vowed to continue doing so in the remaining rounds.
Hull, who won the Ladies European Tour (LET) Aramco Team Series Saudi Arabia on the 3rd, scored seven birdies and reduced six shots to aim for her third career LPGA Tour victory in two years since the Voluntiers of America in 2022.
Lee Mi-hyang, who is 59th in the CME Globe rankings and is close to advancing to the final match of the season, tied for third with five-under 65 with seven birdies and two bogeys.
Kim A-rim, who won the Lotte Championship on the 10th for the first time in four years using the luck of a hole-in-one, hit a 3-under 67 to finish the first day tied for 11th.
Kim Se-young and ‘Hot Six’ Lee Jung-eun also joined 11th place tied for 3 under par.
Yang Hee-young, Im Jin-hee, and Lee Jung-eun, born in 1988, posted a 2-under 68.
Yoo Hae-ran fell to a tie for 76th with a one-over 71.
Kim Hyo-joo, ranked 58th in CME Globe Points, lost four shots and was tied for 109th, turning a red light on her participation in the final match of the season.
The player of the year award has already been confirmed, and Nelly Korda of the U.S., who ranks first in the CME Globe Point and prize money rankings, is ready to enter the competition for the championship by hitting a 4-under 66.
Korda did not compete in the tournament for about two months.
Defending champion Lilia Bu of the U.S. finished her first day at 1-under 69.
