"At Hole 17, I thought, 'What if I make a hole-in-one and birdie at the last hole?' That became a reality."

Kim Sei-young, who has 12 career wins in the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, achieved her best performance this season at the ShopRite LPGA Classic (total prize money of 1.75 million dollars) by banking on her thrilling hole-in-one performance. Kim Sei-young, who shot a best 6-under 65 with one eagle, seven birdies, one bogey and one double bogey, ranked third with a total 12-under 201, three strokes behind winner Jennifer Cupzo of the U.S.토토사이트

Kim Sei-young, who started with a five-shot difference with the leader Lee Il-hee, recorded three birdies in the first half and then grabbed three consecutive birdies from the 11th hole to surge to the front. "After that, I thought, 'Oh, maybe I can win,' but I think that made me rather nervous. The tee shot at the 14th hole was completely pushed to the right, and I ended up double-bogging there," Kim Se-young said, "After watching at the 15th hole, I imagined a hole-in-one ahead of the 17th hole, but my dream-like imagination became a reality."

Kim Sei-young's tee shot hit the green and bounced once before being sucked into the hole, the shortest par-three hole in the LPGA Tour. "Today, the tee shot location was moved and it was 77 meters (85 yards) away, and I chose a 56-degree wedge to drop it in front of the green with a slight wind in the back," he said. "The moment the ball entered the hole, I got goosebumps all over my body." Kim Sei-young, who shared her joy with her companion Gino Teetikan in a high-five, said, "I thought about dancing for a while, but I still have one hole left, so I tried to stay calm."

Kim also succeeded in two on at the 18th hole (par 5), garnered a birdie, finished in the lead, and waited to prepare for the possibility of overtime, but had to be satisfied with this season's best performance after Cup Cho and Lee Il-hee (second place). Kim, who tied for ninth place in the T-Mobile Match Play to become the second top 10 player of the season, pocketed 119,069 U.S. dollars in prize money.

Kim Sei-young, who won 12 games until the 2020 Pelican Women's Championship (November) by receiving the LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2015 and the Player of the Year in 2019, has not won since then, but this pleasant finish has allowed her to cheer up again.

"It's the second time in the LPGA tour and the third time including the KLPGA tour, and the hole-in-one is always thrilling and feels good," Kim Se-young said with a big smile when told that the hole-in-one will deliver donations to St. Jude Children's Hospital.