The Sangsangin/Korea Economic TV Open (total prize money of 1.2 billion won), a new tournament for the Korea Ladies Professional Golf (KLPGA) tour, is being held at Lakewood Country Club (par 72) in Yangju, Gyeonggi-do for four days starting on the 19th.
Lim Hee-jung maintained sole first place (total 12 under par) by reducing 5 strokes on the second day of the competition.
Lim Hee-jung, who is attempting to win her first win of the season, said in an interview after the second round match, “It was a lot more windy and colder than yesterday, so it was difficult to control my body temperature. The green was soft yesterday, but it got hard today, so I have to think twice when I hit the shot.” So, it was a little difficult physically in the beginning. Still, I want to praise myself for finishing well,” he said.
Lim Hee-jung, who recorded the only bogey at the 6th hole (par 3), said, “I made a mistake with my tee shot to the right. Because the sand in the bunker was hard, it was a downhill lie. It was a lie I had never practiced with, so I couldn’t predict how the ball would go. Double bogey. “It was a situation where it could have come out, but I did a good job preventing it,” he explained.
Lim Hee-jung, the leader for two days in a row, expressed confidence, saying, “I think I’ve gotten to the point where I can hit without worrying about missing the cut. I think it’s safe to say that my shot feeling has returned.”
When asked, ‘What has been the worst so far?’ Lim Hee-jung said, “I was able to get good results with shots, but I couldn’t recover. So my short iron wasn’t precise, and I couldn’t finish in areas such as the approach around the green or detailed short putts, so the flow was broken. “My sense of the game as a whole has become dull,” he said.
Lim Hee-jung, who had a hard time mentally, said, “I tried my best. I tried to look at the situation as positively as possible. Even in the same situation, there are happy people and less happy people. I overcame it by receiving a lot of advice from people around me.”
Lim Hee-jeong, who mentioned that ‘the distance has increased a bit’, said, “The pain in the first half of the year was also due to the fact that I hit hard to increase the distance. So I am finding a way to gain distance by swinging softly. I used to swing using the ground reaction force, but now I am rotating. “We are trying to minimize power loss by speeding up the process,” he said.
Lim Hee-jung, who confessed, “I was always dreaming of winning,” said, “Usually, I am the type of person who gradually improves with each round, but (this time) I thought that if I started first on the first day, I would have gained a few strokes, so I thought that if I manage my stamina and mentality well, I will achieve good results.” “You can,” he said.
Meanwhile, Lim Hee-jung said, “There are still two more days left, and I don’t think I can afford to be 5 strokes behind. I will focus on my play rather than the score. I will think about how many shots I can reduce on this course and play.”
On this day, fans came to the course to cheer on Lim Hee-jung. Regarding this, Lim Hee-jung answered honestly, “To be honest, I felt burdened when my results were not good. It was also difficult knowing that someone was watching my game.”
Lim Hee-jung continued, “As the competition continues, I feel comfortable now that there are still people who support the athlete named ‘Lim Hee-jung’ regardless of the performance. I am truly grateful. I am sure you have lost a lot of strength to cheer because of the poor performance, but this time, “I hope many fans will come to the competition venue and directly support us,” he said.
BY: 토토사이트웹
