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Final round 5 reversal strokes … Runner-up Ko Jin-young secured the right to participate in the final match

Kim A-rim is delighted with the winning trophy.  Yunhap news

Kim A-rim is delighted with the winning trophy. Yunhap news

The queen of the long hit from Korea conquered the best stage of women’s golf in the United States. Kim A-lim (25), who ranked first in the Korea Women’s Professional Golf Tour (KLPGA), was held at the Champions Golf Club (par 71) in Houston, Texas on the 15th (Korean time ) in the Major Competition of the United States Women’s Professional Golf Tour (LPGA). By reducing 4 strokes in the final round, he won the last 3 under 281 strokes. It is the eleventh US Women’s Open as a Korean player. Kim A-rim is the 10th Korean player to win the US Women’s Open after Park In-bi (32) won twice. After Lee Jung-eun (24) last year, it is also a Korean championship for the second year in a row. This is Kim Alim’s first appearance at the US Women’s Open. Alim Kim, who is ranked 94th in the world rankings, took the unexpected opportunity to participate as the United States Golf Association (USGA), which was unable to compete in the region due to the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) who hit the world this year, expanded his qualifications for the tournament. Previously, only four players, including 2016 winner Jeon Inchi (26), competed in the US Women’s Open for the first time to win. It is Cinderella’s fifth birth in 4 years. Kim A-lim, who won two victories on the KLPGA Tour, earned his third personal victory since last year’s Moonyoung Queens Park Championship at the best tournament in the world. Kim A-rim, who became a great queen at once, received a grand prize of $ 1 million (about 1.1 billion won) in the championship prize and qualified to play on the LPGA tour for five years from of the next year. The US Women’s Open can compete for 10 years. Few people expected Alim Kim to win the final round, which took place on Monday instead of Sunday due to bad weather. Alim Kim started the fourth round with a tie for ninth place, five strokes behind leader Hinako Shibuno (Japan). In the final round of the US Women’s Open, which marks the 75th this year, there is no case of reversing the difference in at-bats by more than 5 hits. However, there were six players who won the championship following the five-stroke gap, including Anna Sorenstam (Sweden) in 1995. Alim Kim was named to the list of winners of most at-bats at the US Women’s Open. Alim Kim laid the groundwork for the reverse electrode with the birdies on hole 5 (par 5), 6 (par 4) and 8 (par 3). Kim A-rim, who had stopped on holes 10 (par 4) and 11 (par 4), made a stormy successive birdies on holes 16-18, breaking the game. The 1m birdie from the 16th hole (par 3) followed by leader Amy Olsen (USA) by a stroke, and the 17th hole (par 4) with a pat birdie, Kim A-rim, who was co-leader with a one-touch birdie, he was 3m from the 18th hole (par 4). He ended the competition with a partner downhill with the first batting advantage. Olson, who had been chasing in one shot, scored an example on the 16th hole (par 3), and Kim’s victory was closer. Olsen hit his second shot to the bunker on the 17th hole (par 4), effectively solidifying Kim’s victory. If par is maintained, but on the 18th hole (par 4) Eagle, Alim Kim’s victory will be confirmed. After handing over the score card, Kim A-lim, who had been waiting for more than 30 minutes, was delighted to hug his teammates with cheers when the news of the winner was announced when the second shot from hole 18 (par 4) Olsen fell 4 meters from the hole. Lee Jung-eun and Kim Ji-young (24) ran over and sprayed champagne. “I was disappointed in the third round. Today, seeing that the tee was early, I felt confident. I decided to shoot looking at the pin.” I think you can feel it, “he said. World ranking No. 1 Ko Jin-young (25) hit 2 under 69 to reach second place on the 1st hit (2 under 282), and the Korean player divided the championship and runner-up. On the 18th hole (par 4), the long-range birdie putt of over 10m brought the ranking to second place. On this day, Jin-young Ko dramatically won the CME qualification Group Tour Championship in the last game of the season. Olsen, who was faced with the news that his father-in-law passed away two days ago, held on with a grim expression throughout the game, but was unable to cross the obstacle and finished the tournament in a tied for second place with Jinyoung Ko. Olson, who tied 3 birdies and 4 bogies, hitting 1 over par 72, took comfort with the last 18-hole birdie (par 4). Park In-bi made five birdies and showed a discouragement by reducing three strokes, and was tied for sixth place (2 shots of par 286), and the champion defender Lee Jeong-eun (24) also secured the face by tying for sixth with Park In-bi. Shibuno, who challenged to win the second major tournament after the British Women’s Open last year, lost 3 shots and was pushed to fourth place (1 under 283 shots). Kim Ji-young, who earned a tie for third place by 3 strokes in the final round, hit a par 80 of 9 over and tied for 30th place (8 shots over par 292), leaving a regret. Yunhap news



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