▲ Golfer Lee Ye-won
Lee Ye-won, who has secured 10 career wins on the regular tour, has risen to the sole lead in the second round of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour S-OIL Championship.
Playing at the Elysian Jeju CC in Aewol-eup, Jeju City, Lee shot 4-under-par with five birdies and one bogey in the second round of the tournament.
With a combined total of 9-under-par, Lee placed herself at the top of the leaderboard, leading tied-for-second-place finishers Lee Jae-yoon, Jung So-yi, and Lee Ji-hyun (Lee Ji-hyun 3) by one stroke.
Lee, who debuted on the regular tour in 2022 and won the Rookie of the Year award, boasts 10 career victories including one win this season, and is now challenging for her second win of the season and 11th of her career.
Moon Jung-min finished alone in fifth place at 7-under-par in total, followed by Park Hye-jun, Hong Ji-won, and Jeon Ye-sung tied for sixth at 6-under-par.
Defending champion Go Ji-won, who won this tournament last year and was tied for third after the first day, shot even par in the second round to slip to a tie for 15th at 4-under-par in total. Kim Min-sol, who leads the prize money rankings with three wins this season, barely made the cut, tying for 55th at 1-over-par.
Seo Kyo-rim, who leads the categories for multi-wins (four wins), grand prix points, and scoring average this season, did not participate in this tournament.
The tournament, offering a total purse of 1 billion won and a winner's prize of 180 million won, will run for four rounds through this coming Sunday (November 1).
(Photo courtesy of KLPGA)
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