Kim Min-sol Leads Hite Jinro Championship for Second Straight Day on KLPGA Tour

Golfer Kim Min-sol maintained her lead for the second consecutive day at the Hite Jinro Championship, the final major tournament of the Korea Women's Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour season.

Kim shot 2-under-par with three birdies and one bogey in the second round of the tournament held at Blue Heron Golf Club in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province.

With a cumulative total of 4-under-par, Kim claimed the top spot on the leaderboard, two strokes ahead of second-place Yoo Hae-ran.

Having started as the sole leader by one stroke after shooting 2-under-par on the first day, Kim kept her momentum at the front for two straight days.

Kim, who has secured three wins this season including one major and currently ranks second behind Seo Gyo-lim (four wins) in multiple wins, prize money earnings, and the Daesang Grand Prix points race, is eyeing her second major title following the Mercedes-Benz Korea Women's Open last June and her fourth victory of the season.

Chasing Kim is world number three Yoo Hae-ran, who achieved two consecutive major victories on the U.S. Women's Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour this year.

Competing in a KLPGA Tour event for the first time in two years, Yoo cut three strokes in the second round to jump to sole second place at 2-under-par overall, two shots behind leader Kim Min-sol.

Lee Seung-yeon followed in sole third place at 1-under-par, and Park Bo-gyum placed sole fourth at even par.

Seo Gyo-lim, who has claimed four wins this season including one major and leads all major categories including multiple wins, prize money, Daesang points, and scoring average, dropped to a tie for 31st at 5-over-par overall after losing three strokes in the second round.

The tournament, which features a total purse of 1.5 billion won and a winner's prize of 270 million won, runs through this Sunday (4th).

(Photo: Provided by KLPGA, Yonhap News)
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