Kim In-kyung and Kang Hye-ji tied for 3rd place in LPGA team competition Winners are Yin Luoning and Titikun
Kim In-kyung and Kang Hye-ji tied for 3rd place in LPGA team competition Winners are Yin Luoning and Titikun
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Veterans Kim In-kyung (36) and Kang Hye-ji (33) finished tied for third place in the LPGA Tour two-person team
tournament.
The pair of Kim In-kyung and Kang Hye-ji shot a 5-under 65 with 5 birdies in the 4th round of the Dow Championship
(total prize money of 3 million dollars) held at the Midland Country Club (par 70) in Midland, Michigan, USA on the 1st
(Korean time).
The pair of In-Kyung Kim and Hye-Ji Kang, who recorded a final total of 19-under 261, tied for third place with the pair of
Nana Madsen and Nicole Estrup (both from Denmark).
The first and third rounds of this tournament were played in a foursomes format, with the two players taking turns hitting
one ball, while the second and fourth rounds were played in a fourball format, with each player using their own ball and
the better score on each hole counting as the team's score.
Kim In-kyung and Kang Hye-ji achieved their first top 10 finish in a long time under the team name 'ICED KOREANO',
which seems to be modeled after iced Americano.
Kim In-kyung made it into the top 10 for the first time in 4 years and 8 months since the 2019 Taiwan Swinging Skirts
(tied for 8th place).
Kang Hye-ji's first top-10 finish in two years is after she tied for fourth with Tiffany Chan (Hong Kong) at this tournament
in July 안전 2022.
Kim In-kyung has won seven times on the tour, including the British Women's Open, a major tournament, while Kang
Hye-ji has yet to win.
Kim In-kyung, who finished the competition, said, "Just being on the course with Hyeji was a very new and good
experience," and added, "I want to compete in next year's competition too."
Kang Hye-ji said about Kim In-kyung, "She has so much experience that she is always calm in all situations. Thanks to her,
I was able to stay calm on the course as well," and added, "I want to come back with her next year too."
The winner was Yin Luoning (China) and Attaya Thitikun (Thailand), who made their debut on the LPGA Tour. The prize
money was $366,082 each.
The Yin Luo Ning-Ti Ti Tikun team recorded a total score of 22-under 258, hitting eight birdies on the day, and won the
tournament in a come-from-behind victory.
Titikun put his team in sole lead by sinking a 4.6m birdie putt on the final 18th hole (par 3).
On the other hand, Allie Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho (both from the United States), who were competing for the lead,
finished the tournament in sole second place (21-under 259 strokes) after making par on the 18th hole.
Yin Luoning and Ti Tikun, who debuted on the tour together in 2022 and won two times each, happily combined for their
third win.
Titikun won two tournaments in her debut season and was named Rookie of the Year, while Yin Ruoning won two
tournaments last year, including a major tournament, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
The Korean-American pair of Grace Kim (Australia) and Auston Kim (USA) tied for fifth place (18-under 262), following
the pair of In-Kyung Kim and Hye-Ji Kang.
Ko Jin-young, Sung Yu-jin, and Kim A-rim each tied for 8th place (16-under 264) with different partners.
Ko Jin-young teamed up with Nasa Hataoka (Japan), Seong Yu-jin teamed up with Mao Saigo (Japan), and Kim A-rim
teamed up with Korean-American Noh Ye-rim (USA).
The pair of Isomi Lee and Haeran Yoo finished tied for 23rd place (13-under 267).