<Women's Golf> Top Japanese and Korean players face off at the Korean major tournament ”Hanwha Classic”...Herika Hara and a 15-year-old player making her Japan tour debut next month will also be taking part

Lee Ye Won (21), who is aiming for four wins and 1 billion won (approximately 11 million yen) in the 2024 season, will participate in the first major tournament of the second half of the year, the Hanwha Classic (total prize money of 1.7 billion won/approximately 100 million yen).
In the first round, Lee Ye Won had a good start, scoring six birdies without a bogey and tying for the lead. "I'm greedy for individual titles, but I've always said that
I want to aim for the most wins this year. There is still one round left. If I can keep up today's feeling, I think I can do well. The most important thing is to stay on the fairway, so I'm looking forward to the second round.
"I want to continue focusing on my tee shots," she said. On the 22nd, at the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) tournament held at Jade Palace GC in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do,
Many star players from the JLPGA Tour participated in the Hanwha Classic, a tour major tournament.
Erika Hara, who is ranked 10th, Shina Kanazawa, who is 19th in the JLPGA Tour prize money ranking, is in 52nd place, Sora Kamiya, who has two JLPGA wins, is in 31st place, and amateur who placed 8th at the Hangzhou Asian Games is in 31st place.
Mamika Shinchi of the United States finished the first round tied for 114th and started the second round. Lee Min Young, Ahn Sung Ju, and Anh SiNae, who are active in the JLPGA, also participated, and
In May of this year, she participated in the World Ladies Championship, a major tournament of the JLPGA (Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association) tour.
15-year-old Lee Hyo Song, who made waves with her victory at the Salonpas Cup, made her professional debut and finished 1 under par with 4 birdies and 3 bogeys in the first round.
Lee Hyo Song said, "I didn't feel nervous before the match, but I felt nervous when I stepped up to the teeing area. I felt like my body was floating the moment I hit the ball."
"My shots weren't bad, but I wasn't sure about a lot of them. My iron shots were good, so I was able to shoot under par," said Lee Hyo Song, who was in the "Sony Golf Championship" at the Sony Golf Championships in September.
She will be making her full-fledged debut on the JLPGA Tour starting with the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Championship. Lee Hyo Song said, "I want to go to Japan as soon as possible so that I can quickly adapt to the Japanese tour. For the time being,
Although I will have to live in a hotel in Japan, I have participated in many international competitions so I don't think I will have any problems adjusting."
Lee Hyo Song, who entered the professional world at a young age, said, "My goal for this tournament is to
"My goal is to get into the top 10. Now that I'm in the professional world, I want to win again this year," she said. Hanwha Solutions CEO Lee Goo-young said, "The KLPGA Tour is the best.
As a major tournament with a prize pool, the event will specially invite star players from the JLPGA. The event will be a great opportunity to enjoy the best matches between Korean and Japanese players in the best environment.
The organizers will do their best to make preparations so that the event can be held as smoothly as possible."