Kim A-rim equalized in 5th place and Choi Hye-jin in 14th
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Lee Jung-eun (26) finished fourth in the LPGA Tour Kroger Queen City Championship (total prize money of $ 1.75 million).
On 12 (now Korean) at Kenwood Country Club (par 72, 6,515 yards) in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 12 (now Korean), in the fourth round of the tournament, Lee Jeong-eun tied five birdies and three bogeys to hit a 2-under 70.
Jeong-eun Lee, who finished the final total of 14-under 274, finished the tournament in 4th place.
With this, Lee Jung-eun enters the LPGA Tour for the first time in about six months since finishing in the top 10 at the Drive-On Championship in February (tied 9th), the HSBC Women’s World Championship ( 4th tied) to March, and Honda Thailand (8th tied), I finished in the top 10 of the competition.
Lee Jung-eun, who started this tournament tied for 11th place at 4-under-par, took the lead solo by hitting 9 birdies in the second round, aiming for two career wins on the LPGA Tour, but has missed a shot in the third round and was pushed to a draw for fourth place and finished 4th on his own. .
Lee Jung-eun, who had only seen two bandits up to the 6th hole earlier in the day, made his first birdie on the 7th hole (par 4) and thinned out the birdies on the 11th hole (par 3) and 13th. at 14 holes.
The flow seemed to be cut off on the 15th hole (par 5), but Lee Jung-eun, who put in a difficult birdie putt on the 18th hole (par 4), left a pleasant finish with a closed fist ceremony.
Lee Jung-eun said: “The atmosphere wasn’t good when we started with two bogeys, but in the second half I tried my best to get a little bird.
I feel like I get a big gift in the last room, “he said.
He said: “I am pleased to be in the top 5 after a long time.
There were a lot of good shots and a lot of good putts to expect in future competitions, ”he said, expressing confidence that he would be able to play better if he recovered well and gained a better sense of shooting through training.
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The championship went to Allie Ewing (USA) with a final total of 22 under par 266.
Ewing scored three career wins on the LPGA Tour after the Drive-On Championship-Reynolds Lake O’Connie in October 2020 and the Bank of Hope Match Play in May last year.
The prize pool for the championship is $ 262,500 (about 360 million won).
Ewing, who took the lead by reducing 5 strokes in the third round, caught 6 birdies without a bandit, including consecutive birdies from 12th to 16th holes and held the top spot.
Lin Shiyu (China) finished second by a stroke (21 under par 267), and Maria Pasi (Mexico) was third (16 under par 272).
After Lee Jeong-eun in fourth place, Kim A-rim (27) was named joint fifth (13-under 275 hits) with Andrea Lee and Murina Alex (USA).
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Kim A-rim, who entered the top 10 for the fourth time of the season by reducing two hits that day, said: “I played well this week, but my condition on the last day was very bad.
Newcomer Hyejin Choi (23) was 14th (9 under par 279) with Noh Noh-rim (USA).
Hyejin Choi maintained second place with 1.83 points in the Rookie of the Year award.
Ataya Titikun (Thailand) finished this tournament in 9th place (11 under par 277) and maintained the lead in the Rookie of the Year category (1,149 points).
Anna Lin (26) came in 20th place (7 under 281 strokes), Kang Hye-ji (32) in 24th (6 under par 282 strokes) and Kim Se-young (29) came in 33rd (5 at par 283 shots).
/ yunhap news
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