Ko tied for third on day two in 'promised land' Canada two strokes off lead

Jin Young Ko (28, Solaire) is tied for third place after the second day of the CPKC Women's Open ($2.5 million purse) on the U.S. Women's Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour.

Ko carded four birdies and two bogeys for a 2-under 70 in the second round of the tournament at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club (par 72, 6709 yards) in Vancouver, British Columbia, 섯다 Canada on Saturday.

With a total of 5-under par 139, Ko is tied for third place with Yuka Saso (JPN). She is two strokes behind leader Megan Kang (USA) at 7-under 137.

Ko has struggled since winning the Founders Cup in May, failing to finish in the top 10 in six tournaments, and is looking to bounce back in the promised land of Canada. He won this event in 2019, shooting a 26-under-par 262 over 72 holes to win by a stroke.

On the day, Ko cruised to victory with an easy two-stroke victory.

After back-to-back birdies on the first (par-5) and fifth (par-4) holes, he faltered with back-to-back bogeys on the ninth and 10th.

He improved his game from there, 온라인섯다 adding birdies on the 14th (par-4) and 16th (par-4) to move up the leaderboard.

In the second round, Ko hit 94.4 percent of his greens in regulation (17/18) and 85.7 percent of his fairways (12/14), but his 33 putts per round were a bit high.

After the tournament, Ko said, "It was easier to play because there was no wind than yesterday. However, the course itself is not easy, so I focused as usual, and I was able to have fun playing because there were many fans there."

With a solid return score, he vowed to continue his steady play in the remaining two rounds.

"My shot feeling was stable on the first and second day, 카지노사이트 so I will play steady on the weekend," he said, "It would be nice to have a good result, but I don't really care. This week is important, but it's not the end, so I'll play a little more boldly."

After tying for third on day one, Kim Se-young (30, Medi Hill) shot an even-par round and slipped to a tie for sixth at 3-under 141.

World No. 2 Nellie Coda (USA) is tied for fifth at 4-under 140, while World No. 1 Lilia Boo (USA) is tied for 21st (even-par 144).

Among the Koreans, Choi Hye-jin (24-LOTTE), Kim Hyo-joo (28-LOTTE), 고스톱 Lee Jung-six (27-Daebang E&C) and Lee Im-hyang (30-Volvik) are tied for 11th (1-under par 143).