Yoo Hae-ran's Breather 'Tied 9th, 3 Shots Behind'... Hatragee Leads

Yoo Hyeran LPGA Q-Series 5R 2-Under, Park Geumgang Tied 9th
Yoon Mina Tied 34th, Jeon Jiwon Tied 42nd, Lee Mihyang Tied 61st

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is a breather for Yoo Hae-ran (photo), the 2020 KLPGA Tour Rookie of the Year.

On the 8th (local time), Yoo Hae-ran added 2 under par in the 5th round of the LPGA Qualifying (Q) Series held at Highland Oaks Golf Course (par 72) in Dothan, Alabama, USA, and stood tied for 9th place (14 under par 344 strokes). Yoo started from a tie for 6th and made two birdies. She recorded her first birdie on the 7th hole (par 5) and reduced one stroke again on the 13th hole (par 3). She is only three strokes behind the leader, putting her in a position to aim for the 'top pass.'

The LPGA Tour selected 70 players through the Q Series rounds 1 to 4, which had 100 participants. The top 20 players will earn LPGA Tour cards for next year by combining the results of rounds 5 to 8 and the first week's competition. Players must finish within 45th place to secure conditional status.

Lauren Hartlage (USA) shot 3 under par to maintain the top of the leaderboard (17 under par 341 strokes). Seven players, including Lindy Duncan (USA) and Polly Mack (Germany), are tied for 2nd place by one stroke (16 under par 342 strokes). From Korea, Park Geum-gang surged with 4 under par to jump to a tie for 9th place. Yoon Min-ah is tied for 34th (8 under par 350 strokes), Jeon Ji-won tied for 42nd (7 under par 351 strokes), Hong Ye-eun tied for 54th (5 under par 353 strokes), and Lee Mi-hyang tied for 61st (4 under par 354 strokes).