At the Dongbu Construction Korea Land Trust Championship, which celebrated its 2nd anniversary this year, gamers’ game got bolder and attention grabbing.
The Korea Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour 2022 Dongbu Construction / Korea Land Trust Championship will be held at Iksan CC (par 72) in Iksan, Jeollabuk-do for four days from the 13th with a total prize pool of 1 billion wins. This tournament is the only KLPGA Tour held in a modified Stableford format. Modified Stableford is a method that greatly increases additional points over general Stableford and since the points earned from birdieing are higher than those from bogeying, players can expect more aggressive play. Albatross receives 8 points, Eagle 5 points, birdie 2 points, par 0 points, bogey -1 point and double bogey or more -3 points.
This is the first and only KLPGA Tour event that is played with a modified Stableford rather than stroke play. In this year’s second tournament, players who adapted to the new way of playing presented a bolder game.
Park Hyun-kyung, who tied for 2nd place with 8 birdies and 1 bogey in the first round with +15 points, said: “Last year, I heard that hitting aggressively has an advantage. So this one. year I tried to play as aggressively as possible. “
Kim Hee-ji took the lead on the first day of the tournament by capturing two shot eagles. Kim Hee-ji scored +16 points with 4 birdies and 1 bogey. Kim Hee-ji said: “It’s not burdensome to watch, and a little bird gives you an extra score, so even if you make a mistake or register a bugbear, you don’t feel down.” confident in putting. We will increase the success rate, “he said, predicting more aggressive play.
In the first round of the competition, a total of 365 birdies were recorded and 5 eagles were issued.
Meanwhile, to encourage players to play aggressively, 3 million won in cash is provided to the player with the highest score in the round. A special hole-in-one prize is prepared for all par 3 holes.
Iksan = reporter Jeong Mi-yi [email protected]
