This year, Kim Hyo-joo, who has a clear upward trend, will challenge her first title defense on the LPGA Tour.
Kim Hyo-joo will participate in the LPGA Tour Lotte Championship (total prize money of 2 million dollars) held at Ohakalei Country Club (par 72) in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, USA for four days from the 13th (Korean time).
For last year's champion, Kim Hyo-joo, it's a title defense.
Kim Hyo-joo has won five times on the LPGA Tour, but has never successfully defended her title and won two consecutive victories.
She also won 14 times on the Korean Women's Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour, winning three events more than once, but never winning two consecutive championships.
This time, Kim Hyo-joo had a good opportunity to successfully defend her first title in her life.
Above all, Kim Hyo-joo's performance has been very stable this year.
Kim Hyo-joo, who tied for 10th in the LPGA Tour tournament LPGA Thailand in 2023 and tied for 8th at the HSBC Women's World Championship in March, tied for 3rd at the Dio Implant LA Open, which ended on the get more info 4th.
The top 10 entry rate is 100%. Among players who have played more than two games, only Kim Hyo-joo has a 100% entry rate into the top 10.
It is thanks to her skill, Iron Shot, that she exerted her power.
Kim Hyo-joo is currently fourth in the green hit rate (79.2%). Thanks to such sophisticated iron shots, she is ranked 6th in average at-bats (68.5).
With the win last year, I am more confident about the course than any other player. The tournament was held at Ko Olina Golf Club for 8 consecutive years from 2012 to 2019, then at Kapolei Golf Club in 2021, but moved to Ohakalay Country Club last year.
It is also a good thing that several competitive players who are burdensome did not participate.
Seven players within the top 10 in the world rankings, including Lydia Ko (New Zealand), Nellie Corda (USA), Jinyoung Ko, Ataya Titicul (Thailand), Minjee Lee (Australia), Lexi Thompson (USA), 스포츠중계 and Georgia Hall (England), appeared in the tournament. don't
They will not participate in this tournament in preparation for the season's first major tournament, the Chevron Championship, which opens on the 21st.