Team victory serves as confidence boost for Korean LPGA sophomores

Im Jin-hee and Lee So-mi both joined the LPGA Tour in 2024, having bagged six wins and five wins, respectively, on the Korean circuit. Despite their winning credentials in KLPGA, breaking through on the U.S. tour proved to be difficult. Their long-awaited win finally came at a team event, the Dow Championship in Midland, Michigan, on Sunday (local time), where Im and Lee defeated Megan Khang and Lexi Thompson of the United States in a playoff. It was Im's 39th start and Lee's 41st start on the LPGA Tour. "I can't believe it," Lee said at a press conference. "Last year, we were rookies, and LPGA is very tough and different than KLPGA. Now we are winners, so I'm so happy." The two teams finished the regulation tied at 20-under 260. Khang and Thompson finished their round earlier with Thompson making birdie on the par-3 18th in the fourball format -- with players each hitting their own ball and the better score of the two becoming the team's score on each hole. Im and Lee, playing in the final group, both stood over birdie putts on the 18th green that would have sealed their win in regulatioWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times