Lim Jin-hee (26), who advanced to the LPGA Tour this year, maintained her hopes of winning the Rookie of the Year award with her best runner-up finish of the season.
Jinhee Lim hit 2 under par 68 with 3 birdies and 1 bogey in the final 4th round of the LPGA Tour The Annika Driven held at Pelican Golf Club (par 70) in Bel Air, Florida, USA on the 18th. Lim Jin-hee, who recorded a final total of 11 under par 269 strokes, tied for second place with Charlie Hull (England) and Jiang Weiwei (China). This is his best result of the season, surpassing his tie for 4th place at the JM Eagle LA Championship in April.
Rookie of the Year points are awarded differently depending on ranking: 150 points for the winner, 80 points for second place, 75 points for third place, 70 points for fourth place, and 65 points for fifth place.
Jinhee Lim caught 3 birdies without a bogey until the 17th hole, catching up to the lead by 2 strokes and looking for an opportunity for a come-from-behind victory. However, he lost one stroke in the last 18th hole (par 4) and missed out on sole second place. After the match, Jinhee Lim said, “It’s unfortunate that I couldn’t get par on the last hole, but I did my best. “I’m happy enough with second place,” he said. “I really want to win Rookie of the Year in the last competition. “I don’t know how different I am from Saigo, but I will play with the goal of winning the final game of the season.”
The championship in this tournament went to Nelly Korda (USA), the world number one in women’s golf, who hit 3-under-par 67 strokes in the final round and recorded a final total of 14-under-par 266 strokes.
Korda, who had been off the field for about two months due to injury treatment and recovery after the Kroger Queen City Championship, which ended on September 20, won the championship by beating the tied second place group by 3 strokes in his long-awaited return, winning the prize money of $487,500 (approximately 680 million won). received 10,000 won). It is the 7th win of the season and 15th overall. It has been 13 years since Yani Zeng (Taiwan) achieved 7 wins in a season in 2011. It has been 34 years since Beth Daniel in 1990 that an American player achieved 7 wins in a season. Korda is showing a particularly strong side, winning three times in this competition alone, in 2021 and 2022.
Korda, who has already confirmed winning the Player of the Year award, also maintained his place at the top of the money rankings and CME Globe points. Korda won with her younger brother, Sebastian, a tennis player, coming to the stadium for the first time to cheer her on. After confirming the win, Korda hugged Sebastian, saying, “I didn’t know my younger brother was here.”
At the end of this tournament, all 60 players were selected to participate in the CME Group Tour Championship, the king of kings. Korean players include Yoo Hae-ran, ranked 2nd in the CME Globe rankings, Kim Se-young (10th), Ko Jin-young (12th), Choi Hye-jin (17th), Lim Jin-hee (22nd), Kim A-rim (25th), Anna Rin (29th), Eleven people, including Yang Hee-
Hyojoo Kim missed the cut in Annika Driven, but managed to make it into the top 60. The CME Group Tour Championship has a total prize money of $11 million (approximately KRW 15.3 billion) and a winner’s prize of $4 million (approximately KRW 5.6 billion).
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