Top of the Leaderboard at Sh Suhyup Bank MBN Women's Open Round 1
Seven Birdies and One Bogey Highlight a Strong Start
Building Momentum for a Second Consecutive Title Defense This Year
Rising star Yeawon Lee has begun her campaign for a fourth win of the season.
Yeawon Lee is teeing off at the 9th hole during the first round of the Sh Suhyup Bank MBN Women's Open. Photo by KLPGA
On May 30, at The Star Hue (par 72, 6,787 yards) in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, Lee fired a 6-under-par 66 in the first round of the KLPGA Tour Sh Suhyup Bank MBN Women's Open, which has a total prize fund of 1 billion won. She recorded seven birdies and one bogey. Lee reduced her score by three strokes on the front nine with birdies at holes 2, 3, and 9, then paused briefly with a bogey at the 10th hole (par 4). She then jumped into the title race by making back-to-back birdies at both holes 13 and 14, and again at holes 17 and 18.
Yeawon Lee has dominated the early part of this year's KLPGA Tour. Before this tournament, she had already claimed three victories in eight events. She leads in multiple categories, including most wins, prize money ranking (752,964,532 won), Player of the Year points (291 points), and scoring average (69.9167 strokes). Last month, she successfully defended her title at the Doosan Construction We’ve Championship, and if she wins this event, she will achieve her second consecutive title defense.
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