Lim Hee-jung is trying to win the KLPGA (Korean Women's Professional Golf) Tour for the first time in two years and four months.
In the second round of the S-OIL Championship held at Elysian Jeju Lake and Pine Course (par 72, 6752 yards) on the 2nd, Lim Hee-jung recorded 7-under 65 with seven birdies without a bogey. Lim Hee-jung, who became an interim total of 12-under 132, will take the lead in the final round by one stroke ahead of Kim Soo-ji.
Lim Hee-jung formed a group with Park Ji-young and Kim Seo-yoon 2 in the second round, which was conducted in a shotgun manner due to bad weather. Three of the par-5 four holes were decorated with birdies, and two of the par-3 three holes were able to reduce the number of pars.
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Lim Hee-jung, who has recorded five KLPGA Tour wins, was last on her way to the Korean Women's Open in June 2022. However, she had a bad chance of getting injured due to an accident on her way to the venue ahead of the Korean Women's Open, which she participated as a defending champion last year.
Lim Hee-jung succeeded in making the cut 15 times out of the 28 previous competitions this season, but only three times made it to the top 10. There was no entry in the top three. However, in this S-OIL Championship, he got off to a good start at 5 under par in the first round, and was delayed by rain, showing an excellent sense in the second round, which was held a day later, and taking a step closer to winning the title for the first time in more than two years.
