Обсуждение участника:"Luck comes after bad luck." Kim Se-young talks about "The Truth of Golf."
Kim Se-young, who prepared for 2024 with the utmost pride, prepared for the first stage of this season, the Drive-On Championship, with a more determined heart than ever.
The first round result was a four-under-par tie for fourth, which would have allowed her to rise to the lead if she had focused more. Expectations were even higher because it was a morning with little impact from the wind.
However, Kim failed to reduce the number of at-bats. Kim, who reduced her lead by two strokes by hitting only two of her chances in the first half, targeted the hole cup, but began to falter in the second half.
At the beginning of the second half, he started to make bogeys from the first hole, and after birdie on the fourth hole, he started to lose points by making consecutive bogeys on the 5th and 6th holes.
However, luck came to Kim after bad luck. At the par-58th hole, Kim hit a ball around the green. She was able to target a stable chip-in, but Kim boldly targeted the putter.
And the ball that left Kim's hand was sucked into the hole cup with a beautiful curve. Eagle, it was the moment when a ray of light came in for Kim Se-young, who had been unlucky throughout the second round.
In this way, Kim Se-young saved two strokes in the second round and recorded an interim total of 6 under par, tied for 6th place behind No. 1 Nelly Korda.
Standing in front of the Monster Gym camera after the second round, Kim breathed a sigh of relief. "I ran well, but there was a situation where I hit the pin and went to the green. I was a little unlucky, but I felt good as I finished with an eagle with one last hole left."
I couldn't help but ask the situation. Kim Sei-young said, "I didn't even think about it, but it came out almost at the end. I felt a little low today, but writing this gave me strength."
Kim Se-young said, "I liked to use a putter because the lie of the chip-in was not good," when asked why she chose a bold putt rather than a chip-in at the time of the eagle. "I putt because the grass around the green was short, so I thought a putter would be better than a wedge."
Talking about the game aside, we took the time to talk about recent LPGA trends. This season, many Korean players, including Korean LPGA players, made it to the U.S. stage.
Kim was pleased with the growing number of her juniors. In the following interview, Kim said with a smile, "I had a media session before the season started, and when I came, my juniors would stand up and greet me. I felt like I'm getting older now."
He continued his words of encouragement, saying, "It's good to see young players challenge for the LPGA, and I hope they achieve what they want in the future."