Yoon Ina Leads for Second Consecutive Day at Major Championship, Eyes First Win

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Yoon Ina has maintained her lead for the second consecutive day at the LPGA Tour major tournament, the Women's PGA Championship. She has extended her lead over the runner-up to five strokes, raising expectations for her first major victory.

Reporter Seo Dae-won has the story.

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Yoon Ina, who started as the sole leader with a two-stroke advantage after carding a 9-under par in the first round, experienced some ups and downs during the second round.

She recorded four birdies on the front nine, but slowed down on the back nine with one birdie and two bogeys.

Nevertheless, she managed to shave off three more strokes to reach a total of 12-under par, holding the lead for two straight days. By widening the gap with the second-place players to five strokes, she has moved one step closer to her first victory since advancing to the U.S. tour last year.

[Yoon Ina: It is truly amazing to see my name at the top of the leaderboard. I tried not to look at the leaderboard as much as possible today, and I think I played a good game.]

In this major tournament, which features a total prize purse of 20 billion won and a winner's prize of 3 billion won, Kim A-lim and Yu Hae-ran have joined the title race, tied for second place, five strokes behind the leader Yoon. Meanwhile, world No. 1 Nelly Korda, who is aiming for her third consecutive major win this year, has climbed to a tie for sixth place.

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On the KLPGA Tour, Noh Seung-hee, who has three career wins, held the lead for the second consecutive day, while Kim Min-sol, seeking her third win of the season, sits in second place, two strokes behind. In the third round of the men's KPGA Tour, Jung Han-mil has taken a three-stroke lead, positioning himself to contend for his first victory in 10 years since his debut.

Reported by Seo Dae-won | Produced by SBS Digital News
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