The second spherical of the BMW Girls Championship, the lone LPGA match held in Korea every fall, was postponed Friday because of heavy downpours.
The second spherical at Seowon Hills at Seowon Valley Nation Membership in Paju, northwest of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, was halted at 1:05 p.m. About 40 minutes later, organizers determined to postpone the spherical to Saturday as an alternative because of unplayable course situations.
The ultimate group of Hannah Inexperienced of Australia, Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa and Jenny Shin of South Korea had accomplished 9 holes by the point play was halted.
These three gamers shared the opening-round lead at eight-under, and when play was suspended, Inexperienced was within the lead at 12-under after choosing up 4 birdies on the entrance 9. Buhai was two again of Inexperienced, with Shin having fallen to a four-way tie for third at eight-under. That group included Lydia Ko, world No. 3 and the reigning Olympic champion.
The LPGA stated the second spherical will resume at 8 a.m. Saturday. There might be no re-pairing and the third spherical will start at 9:48 a.m.
Amongst different notable gamers, Minjee Lee, the defending champion from Australia, was one-over via 13 holes for the second spherical and four-under general.
There isn’t any reduce at this 72-hole, $2 million match that includes 78 gamers. (Yonhap)