Lee Mi-hyang, LPGA Tour Handa World Invitational 2R 4 under par tied for 16th

Lee Mi-hyang (29), tied for 16th, turned the turning point at the ISPS Handa World Invitational (total prize money of $1.5 million) on the LPGA Tour.

In the second round of the tournament held at Galgom Castle Golf Club (par 73, 6,621 yards) in Antrim, Northern Ireland, England on the 13th (Korean time), Lee Mi-hyang hit a 4-under 69 with 6 birdies and 2 bogeys.

Lee Mi-hyang, who was tied for 48th with an even-par 72 in the first round played at the Maserine Golf Club (par 72, 6,517 yards) the day before, recorded a 4-under 141 in the middle, a tie of 16, 7 shots behind the solo leader Amanda Doherty (USA). climbed on top

Co-hosted by the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET), the tournament is divided into rounds 1 and 2 at Matherine Golf Club and Galgom Castle Golf Club (par 73, 6,621 yards), and rounds 3 and 4 are played at Galgom Castle Golf. held at the club.

Lee Mi-hyang, who started the game with a birdie on the 10th hole (par 5), could not reduce the number of strokes with two birdies and two bogeys in the first half.

However, with the start of the second half, the atmosphere was reversed by catching consecutive birdies on the 1st hole (par 5) and 2nd hole (par 4), and 2 birdies on the 7th hole (par 3) and 9th hole (par 5). and succeeded in entering the top 20.

Kim A-rim (27), who was tied for 48th with Lee Mi-hyang in the first round, hit a 2-under par 71 with 6 birdies, 2 bogeys, and 1 double bogey.

Kim A-rim, who recorded a 2-under par 143 in the middle, advanced to the third round in a tie for 27th.

Hong Ye-eun (20) missed the cut after finishing at an even par in the second round following the 4 over par in the first round.

After the major tournaments, the Evian Championship and the AIG Women’s Open, Doherty maintained its sole lead for two days in a row in this tournament where many of the world’s top players were absent.

After two rounds at Matherine Golf Club, Doherty shot a 5-under 67 with six birdies and one bogey for a median total of 11-under 134.

Lauren Coughlin (USA) and Emily Christine Pedersen (Denmark) tied for second with a 10-under-par 135 average.

[사진 출처 : 게티이미지·AFP=연합뉴스]

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