The sluggish Taegeuk Women’s Army has ‘0 players’ in the top 20 in LPGA Portland Classic 2R.
The ‘Taegeuk Youngja Corps’ continued their poor performance for the second day at the Portland Classic of the LPGA Tour (total prize money of $1.5 million).
In the second round of the tournament held at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club (par 72, 6,467 yards) in Portland, Oregon, USA on the 2nd (Korean time), not a single Korean player was ranked in the top 20.
Among Korean players, the highest ranked players were Kim Hyo-joo (28, Lotte), Shin Ji-eun (31, Hanwha Q CELLS), and Jang Hyo-jun (20), who each recorded 7 under par 137 strokes and tied for 25th place.
Kim Hyo-joo, who was tied for 18th place in the first round, added 3 under par that day, but was pushed back in the rankings.
Shin Ji-eun improved her ranking by hitting 6 under par in the second round alone, and rookie Jang Hyo-jun dropped 4 strokes.
After that, Lee Mi-hyang (30, Volvik) tied for 34th place, and Lee Jeong-eun6 (27, Daebang Construction) tied for 44th place.메이저놀이터
Park Seong-hyeon (30, Solaire), who tied for 18th place with Kim Hyo-joo in the first round, scored only even par on this day and barely passed the cut Maginot line with a midterm total of 4 under par and 140 strokes.
Kim Se-young (30, Mediheal), Choi Hye-jin (24, Lotte), Jeon In-ji (29, KB Financial Group), and Yoo Hae-ran (22, Daol Financial Group) all missed the cut.
Meanwhile, Perrin Delacore (France) maintained the lead. Delacore, who took the lead with 9 under par in the first round, added 5 under par in the second round and maintained the lead for the second day with a midterm total of 14 under par and 130 strokes.
Lynn Grant (Sweden) took sole second place with 13 under par 131 strokes, and Megan Kang (USA), who won her first career title at the CPKC Open last week, followed in sole third place with 12 under par 132 strokes.