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Park In-bi participates in the LPGA tour last year. AP Yonhap News
‘Golf Empress’ Park In-bi (33, KB Financial Group) won the LPGA Tour KIA Classic with overwhelming skill. Having won his 21st LPGA career, he has moved closer to the record for most LPGA wins (25 wins) held by Se-ri Park (44, retired).
On the 29th (KST), Park Inbi recorded 2 strokes under par 70 in the final round of the KIA Classic ($ 1.8 million in prize money) held at the Ariara Golf Club (par 72) in Carlsbad, California, USA, And he won a final total of 14 under 274 strokes. With a wire-to-wire victory, which she continued to lead from round one to final round, she outscored second place Lexy Thompson (26, US) by 5 strokes.
This championship is all the more surprising because it is the first year and a month since the Australian Women’s Open in February last year, and the first appearance of this season. Park In-bi, who had only finished runner-up three times since 2010, when the KIA Classic was founded, through 2016 and 2019, also got rid of second runner-up Jinx as a result.
Park In-bi, who took the lead with the second-place group in the first and second rounds, increased his chances of winning by reducing them to five strokes in the third round. On this day, he made a birdie on holes 7, 9 and 10, and after opening more at-bats, he recorded a continuous gaze on holes 12 and 13 and appeared to shake, but caught the eagle at 16 (par 4) and put a wedge in the game.
Park In-bi, who was ranked fourth in the women’s golf world rankings before this tournament, has practically booked tickets to the Tokyo Olympics by winning this tournament. At the end of June, at the end of June, the two best players from a country can participate in the Tokyo Olympics, and a country with two or more players ranked 15th in the world rankings can compete up to four from the 15th place. .
As Korean athletes currently have six in 15th place, the top four athletes will be able to compete in the Olympics. Park Inbi is third among Korean players after first place Ko Jin-young (26) and second place Kim Se-young (28). After finishing the third round, Inbi Park expressed his willingness to go to Tokyo, saying, “The Olympics are always good motivation” and “I wouldn’t have been here today without the Olympics.”
The performance of other Korean players also shone. Ko Jin-young rose to fourth place with a final total of 8 strokes under 280, and Kim Hyo-joo (26), who skipped every LPGA tour last season, tied for fifth place with 7 strokes under. par 281 in a comeback game. after a year.
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