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Park wins in LPGA return to action in South Korea

Park Hyun-kyung won the KLPGA Championship title yesterday as women’s golf in South Korea joined the country’s professional baseball and soccer leagues to restart amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Park signed off with a second successive round of 67 to erase a three-shot deficit and triumph by one stroke in the tour’s first event since December. Overnight leader Lim Hee-jeong (71) and Bae Seon-woo (68) shared second place at 16-under 272 in the event played without spectators at the Lakewood Country Club in Yangju outside Seoul. An emotional Park hugged her father, who was caddying for her, after the winning putt and was showered with petals from her peers who also did elbow bumps in what is likely to be a new normal in sports. “I am so happy that I got the first win out of the way in the first tournament of the year,” Park was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency. She pocketed US$178,400 for her maiden KLPGA victory in her second year on the tour. It was an unusual experience for those at the Lakewood Country Club, which was open only to players, caddies, officials and media. Caddies wore masks, players dined separately and fist and elbow bumps replaced post-round hugs and handshakes over the last four days.




 

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