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This is the next goal set by Kim Se-young (27), who lifted the trophy to win the main tournament for the first time in her life at the KPMG PGA Women’s Championship in October.
Kim Se-young exchanged three bogeys with a birdie in the fourth round of the LPGA Tour Pelican Championship held at the Pelican Golf Club (par 70) in Bel Air, Florida, USA on the 23rd (Korean time), reaching a par even 70 and a final total of 14 under 266. Tarot won. Kim Se-young, who defeated second place Ally McDonald (11 under 269 strokes) by 3 strokes, won his second season and scored 12th in his personal career. With the championship today, he has moved closer to the world’s number one goal announced a month ago.
At a press conference held after the championship, Kim Se-young received a question about the world rankings and said: “It is one of the ‘wish lists’ that will become number one in the world this year. We have changed our goals ”.
Kim Se-young ranks second in the world rankings starting at 23rd (with a rating of 6.87). The gap between No. 1 and Jin-young Ko (Grade 7.90) was 1.03, which narrowed even more after this tournament. Ko Jin-young did not appear on the LPGA tour this year, but entered this competition for the first time and finished tied for 34th.
The fight for No. 1 at the US Women’s Open, the last major tournament scheduled for December, is expected to be fierce.
Seyoung Kim decided to skip the Volunteers of America (VOA) Classic, which was held earlier to prepare for the US Women’s Open on December 10. There’s a two-week rest period, and after reloading, he’s looking for three wins on the season and two wins in the majors.
It is observed if the rest will be a remedy. Kim Se-young did not perform well in the competitions she played immediately after winning. After winning the Mediheal Championship last year, she tied for 16th at the US Women’s Open and tied for 17th at the Evian Championship after winning the Marathon Classic.
At the 2018 Thornbury Creek LPGA Classic, he tied for 53rd at the Marathon Classic, followed by a 31-under victory.
However, after taking a break after winning, he performed much better in the competitions in which he participated. After winning the 2017 Lorena Ochoa Invitational Match Play, she tied for fifth at the King’s Mill Championship, which took a week-long hiatus, and placed third at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, which took place two weeks. after winning the 2015 Blue Bay LPGA.
After taking the first victory of the season at the KPMG PGA Women’s Championship in October, this tournament also took a month off and competed to succeed.
Kim Se-young said: “It’s tough for the US Open Women’s Circuit, but if you continue to win both races recently, you can expect good results in the remaining races.”
In addition to taking first place in the world rankings, it is now possible to expect to rise to the top after 6 years of debut on the LPGA tour.
Kim Se-young rose to the top by winning this day, beating Park In-bi ($ 106,620, 90 points) in prize money ($ 113.3219) and Player of the Year (106 points). He took the lead in all three major title competitions, down to average number of strokes (bear trophy, 68.11 strokes). Kim Se-young, who debuted on the LPGA Tour in 2015, has never won a major title except for the Rookie Award.
Kim Se-young also achieved 12 career wins, beating Ji-ae Shin (11 wins) and moved up to third place among Korean LPGA Tour players (Se-ri Park 25 wins, Inbi Park 20 wins). This year, he added 2 wins and recorded the fourth multi-win season since his debut (3 wins in 2015, 2 wins in 2016 and 3 wins in 2019).
Kim Se-young, who met with reporters in Seoul two weeks ago, said, “I never felt that first place in the personal awards category was so close before, but this year is different. I will do my best to receive personal awards that I have never received. ”
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