In Joo-yeon "Quintuple Bogey on Par 5"... "What Happened on the 15th Hole?"

Lotte Rent-a-Car Women's Open Day 3: Tee Shot, Third Shot, and Fifth Shot All Land in Water, "5 Over Par 10-Stroke Nightmare"

In Joo-yeon is examining the putting line on the 8th hole on the third day of the Lotte Rent-a-Car Women's Open. Photo by KLPGA

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] ‘Quintuple bogey’.

In Joo-yeon (24, Samchully) lost as many as 5 strokes on the 15th hole (par 5) on the third day of the KLPGA Tour Lotte Rent-a-Car Women’s Open (total prize money 600 million won) held at Lotte Skyhill Golf Course in Seogwipo, Jeju Island (par 72, 6301 yards) on the 10th. She struggled as her ball fell into the water three times: on the tee shot and after the first penalty stroke on the third shot, and again after the second penalty stroke on the fifth shot. Starting from even-par tied 8th place, she made a triple bogey on the 18th hole (par 5) and scored 81 strokes, 9 over par, eventually dropping to tied 40th place (9 over par 225 strokes).

The 15th hole is the biggest challenge of this tournament. Both the tee shot and the second shot must avoid the lake on the right side of the fairway, and the third shot is also threatened by the water hazard on the right side of the green. This day, the pin was placed near the pond. Hee-jun Kim (21) sank her ball twice, on the second and fourth shots, resulting in a triple bogey, and Eun-bin Lim (24), who was tied for the lead, suffered a fatal double bogey when her third shot from 129 yards landed in the water.

The 14th hole joined the ‘fearsome holes.’ Although the total length is only 147 yards, the front, right, and back of the green are all lakes, making it effectively an island hole. Hye-jin Choi (22, Lotte), famous for her ‘needle iron shots,’ barely succeeded in getting ‘on the green’ after a penalty stroke but made a triple bogey after three putts. So-yeon Park (29), Min-seon Kim (26), and Hyun-kyung Park (20, Korea Land Trust) suffered the same nightmare. Ji-min Jung (25) made consecutive double bogeys on the 14th and 15th holes.