Korean golfers Im Jin-hee and Lee So-mi, both once burdened by doubts and setbacks, found redemption and triumph on the LPGA Tour on Sunday, proving that perseverance pays off.
Korean golfers Im Jin-hee and Lee So-mi, both in their second year on the LPGA Tour, captured their first LPGA title on Sunday at the Dow Championship, a team event held at Midland Country Club in Michigan.
Korean rookie Im Jin-hee tied for second at The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican on Sunday, finishing at 11-under, 269, to tighten the race for the 2024 LPGA Rookie of the Year award with just one tournament left to go.
Rookie Im Jin-hee set a new tournament low, shooting eight-under-par, 63, on moving day.
Three Korean golfers notched top-10 finishes at the Chevron Championship, the first LPGA major of the year, as former world No. 1 Ryu So-yeon took her final bow.
The LPGA Drive on Championship tees off Thursday with 3 Korean golfers who qualified for the Tour through the qualifying Q-Series joining the 120-strong field. Im Jin-hee, Sung Yu-jin and Lee So-mi will compete at the Bradenton Country Club
Im Jin-hee clinched the final KLPGA title of the season, carding 16-under par, 200, to win the three-round, no-cut SK Shieldus-SK Telecom Championship on Sunday.
Im Jin-hee took a wire-to-wire victory at the McCol Mona Park Open with SBS Golf on Sunday at Birch Hill Golf Club in Pyeongchang, Gangwon, two strokes over rookie Yoon In-a.
Im Jin-hee will try to defend her title at the BC Card Hankyung Ladies Cup 2022 at Fortune Hills in Pocheon, Gyeonggi starting Thursday.
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