Kim Joo-hyung is trying to win the world's No. 1 ranking...Tied for sixth place by four strokes with the lead
Kim Joo-hyung is trying to win the world's No. 1 ranking...Tied for sixth place by four strokes with the lead
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Kim Joo-hyung will collaborate with Gino Thitikul (Thailand), the world's No. 1 player in women's golf.
Kim Joo-hyung teamed up with a teeticker on the first day of the Grant Thornton Invitational (total prize money of $4 million) at the Tiburon Golf Club (par 72) in Naples, Florida on the 14th (Korea time) and recorded a 10-under 62, thinning an eagle and eight birdies.
Kim Joo-hyung and the teetotaler made a pleasant start, tying for sixth with defending champions Jason Day (Australia) and Lydia Ko (New Zealand).
Kim and Titikul, who are known to have been close since childhood, will participate in this year's event for the first time. At the same time, they are the youngest among the participants.
Thitikul won the CME Group Tour Championship last month, the final LPGA Tour event of the season, and won $4 million.
The event is co-hosted by the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour, where male and female golfers will participate in groups. The first round was conducted in a scramble format, in which the two players each hit the ball and then select the ball that went to a better position. 메이저사이트
Kim Joo-hyung and the other two made birdies at the first hole (par 5). Following the fourth hole (par 4), the two birdies at Nos. 6 and 7 made consecutive birdies at Nos. 10 to 11, then birdied at the 13th hole (par 4) and had an eagle at the 14th hole (par 5). They finished the game by adding birdies at the 17th hole (par 5).
Jake Nap of the U.S. and Patti Tawatanakit of Thailand combined for 14-under 58 to lead the group. "Canadian team" Brooke Henderson and Corey Connors tied for second with 59 strokes, while Sahis Tigala and Alice Kofuz of the U.S. tied for fourth with 61 strokes.
The second round will be a four-sum match play, and the third round will be a modified four-ball play. Ko and Day won the championship last year. Ko managed to overcome the slump by winning the championship, clinching the Hall of Fame with three wins and a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.