Yoo Hae-ran's '5-Under Par Surge'... Tied 2nd in LPGA Q-Series Round 6

Gapsa leads by 4 strokes, Plata tied for 2nd, Hartridge and Park Geumgang tied for 7th
Yoon Mina tied for 32nd, Jeon Jiwon tied for 42nd, Hong Yeeun tied for 59th, Lee Mihyang 67th

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the potential of Yu Hae-ran (photo), the 2020 KLPGA Rookie of the Year.

On the 9th (local time), Yu Hae-ran scored 5 under par in the 6th round of the LPGA Qualifying (Q) Series held at Highland Oaks Golf Course (par 72) in Dothan, Alabama, USA, rising to a tie for 2nd place (19 under par 411 strokes). This tournament is the "college entrance exam" that grants tickets to join the LPGA Tour next year. The winners are decided through a total of 8 rounds. The top 20 receive full status, and those within 45th place earn conditional status.

Starting from a tie for 9th place, 3 strokes behind, Yu Hae-ran recorded 1 eagle, 5 birdies, and 2 bogeys. The early start was remarkable with an eagle on the 2nd hole (par 4) and 3 consecutive birdies from the 5th to 7th holes. However, it was regrettable that she could not reduce her score further, exchanging 2 birdies and 2 bogeys over the remaining 11 holes. She is 4 strokes behind the leader, but with two days of competition left, the opportunity for top qualification remains.

Isi Gap-sa (Germany) took the lead on the leaderboard with an impressive 8-stroke reduction (23 under par 407 strokes). Valerie Plata (Colombia) is tied for 2nd place. Lauren Hartlage (USA), who was the leader the previous day, scored even par and dropped to a tie for 7th place (17 under par 413 strokes). From Korea, Park Geum-gang added 3 under par to leap into the tie for 7th place group. Yoon Min-ah is tied for 32nd (10 under par 420 strokes), Jeon Ji-won tied for 42nd (8 under par 422 strokes), Hong Ye-eun tied for 59th (5 under par 425 strokes), and Lee Mi-hyang is tied for 67th (3 under par 427 strokes).