“the distance of an elementary school student,”

 Although he said he was ‘like an elementary school student,’ the content and results were completely different. Jin-young Ko took the lead with flawless play on the first day of the LPGA Tour tournament hosted by ‘golf queen’ Annika Sorenstam (Sweden).

Jinyoung Ko defeated Brooke Henderson (Canada, 8 under par 62) with 7 under par 63 in the first round of the LPGA Tour The Annika Driven by Gainbridge at Pelican held at Pelican Golf Club (par 70) in Bel Air, Florida on the 10th (Korean time). tied for second place, one stroke behind. In this tournament, named after Sorenstam, who followed the Pelican Women's Championship and won 72 LPGA wins, Jinyoung Ko competed for the title with flawless play on her first day.

Her concentration stood out in the middle of the game. Ko Jin-young caught three consecutive birdies twice in holes 7-9 and 11-13. On this day, Jinyoung Ko's fairway landing rate was 100% (14/14), and her green hitting rate was 83.3% (15/18). This was the first time since the second round of the Drive-On Championship in March that Ko Jin-young played a round in which he lost 7 strokes in just one day.

After her match, Jinyoung Ko looked back on her first round play, saying, "It feels like it's been a while since I had a good match like this, so I'm happy. I want to continue this atmosphere and compete for the championship." Although she played a flawless round with no bogeys, Ko Jin-young compared her to an 'elementary school student' when referring to her own shot play. Jin-young Ko, who played with Nelly Korda (USA) and Lynn Grant (Sweden) that day, said, "The other players hit about 30 to 40 meters farther than me. If they looked like college students, I felt like an elementary school student. When they lifted the pitching wedge, I hit the 7-iron. “I heard it,” he said.

In fact, on this day, Korda's average driver shot distance was 276 yards, and Grant's was 267 yards. Jinyoung Ko was the shortest of the three at 242 yards. Still, Ko Jin-young overcame the shortcoming of his shots with his sharp shooting sense and overwhelmed the two. Grant finished the first day in a tie for 11th place with a 5-under par 65, and Korda finished the first day in a tie for 31st with a 3-under par 67.

Ko Jin-young said, "It's a pity (the short shot distance), but it was a good stimulus to prepare for the next season before the off-season. I thought I could do better than other players and tried to focus. It's hard, but I'm happy."

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