South Koreans extended winless streak at LPGA major events to seven. Also, rookie Choi Hye-jin was the top South Korean golfer last Sunday at the US Women’s Open. She finished in third place with a seven-under 277. In addition, she was six strokes behind the winner Minjee Lee.
According to Korea sports news reports, Choi had two bogeys and three birdies in the final round to finish one-under-par. World Number 1 Ko Jin-young from South Korea was one stroke behind Choi to finish fourth.
The last time a South Korean golfer won an LPGA tournament was when Kim A-lim won the US Women’s Open in 2020. According to betting odds experts, the current winless streak matched the longest for South Korean golfers in eleven years.
South Koreans Extended Winless Streak in LPGA
According to sports betting reports, the next LPGA major will be the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on June 23. Lee is an Australian born to South Korean parents. She broke the scoring record of the US Women’s Open by one stroke. Also, it was only her second major tournament.
On the other hand, it was Choi’s first top ten finish as a professional golfer. She finished in second place at the 2007 US Women’s Open, but she was an amateur during that time.
Choi was satisfied with how she played in the last round. However, she confessed to making some mistakes. The good news is that the Korean golfer had a decent finish. Also, she needs to get stronger for future events.
Choi is in second place in the Rookie of the Year race. However, top rookie Atthaya Thitikul is in the lead by 24 points. Rookies earn points based on their positions at each tournament. Winning an event will make the golfer 150 points. Also, a second-place finish is worth 80 points.
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