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![Park In-bee competes in the BMW Ladies Championship in Busan in October last year. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/01/28/a9268af7-a1a8-49b8-af0d-c32c29f9afea.jpg)
Park In-bee competes in the BMW Ladies Championship in Busan in October last year. [NEWS1]
The Korea JoongAng Daily's holiday TV guide highlights all the best sports to watch over the long Seollal holiday.
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The two KLPGA favorites are hoping to become LGPA favorites as well, having earned their Tour cards for the 2022 season in December. An finished the two-week LPGA Q-Series in first place and Choi finished in fifth. An had 11 top-10 finishes on the Korean tour last year, with two runner-up finishes. Choi is a three-time KLPGA Player of the Year.
The defending champion is Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States, who won the event in 2021 at the Lake Nona Golf & Country Club.
The championship features seven of the top-10 players in the world, including No. 4 Park In-bee. Keep an eye out for a total of 15 Korean players that will be playing at this event: Kang Hae-ji, Park Hee-young, Choi Hye-jin, Lee Jeong-eun, Amy Yang, Chun In-gee, Hong Yae-eun, Jenny Shin, Lee Jeong-eun6, Kim A-lim, Choi Na-yeon, Lee Mi-rim, Park In-bee, An Na-rin and Lee Mi-rim.
The Gainbridge LPGA will continue with their second round on Friday. Choi and Lee Jeong-eun6 carded a five-under-par, 67, in the first round while Chun and Yang are tied for 11th with four-under-par. The final round will take place on Sunday.
BY YUN SO-HYANG [yun.sohyang@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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