October 24-27
LPGA International Busan, Busan, Korea
$2,000,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
Danielle Kang is back in a familiar spot โ atop an LPGA Tour leaderboard. After winning last week's Buick LPGA Shanghai, Kang carded back-to-back rounds of 5-under 67 and leads the BMW Ladies Championship at -10.
Danielle Kang takes the clubhouse lead!
โ LPGA (@LPGA) October 25, 2019
Last weekโs winner is 10-under through two rounds at the #BMWLadiesChampionship. pic.twitter.com/H4Y54qbuzl
After going bogey-free on Thursday, Friday's round at LPGA International Busan was a bit more eventful for the 27-year-old American. She carded seven birdies to two bogeys in her second round, but still finds herself one stroke ahead of KLPGA players Hee Won Na and Seung Yeon Lee, tied for second at -9.
โI'm hitting it well. Hitting it straight. Chipping well. Putting well,โ said Kang, who grew up in California but spent several years living in Busan as a child due to her father's job. โSo honestly, I'm really not paying attention to other people. I think that's one of the things that I've gotten better at. I have not looked at the leaderboard once. I know that people already know that I'm a leaderboard watcher, but I really am caring less what people are doing in my group, what they are shooting. So I'm just worried about my own game and sticking to my own game plan, but it's hard to do.โ
First-round leader Minjee Lee shot a 2-under 70 on Friday and heads into the weekend tied for fourth at -8. She is joined by Rolex Rankings No. 1 Jin Young Ko and KLPGA players Ha Na Jang, a former LPGA Tour player, and Somi Lee.
โ(Danielle) is a great player, so I have to make birdies, but the course is not easy,โ said Ko of what she has to do this weekend. โSo try to be straight on tee shots and on the green and make putts.โ
9-under
โ LPGA (@LPGA) October 25, 2019
Solo leader
Danielle Kang continues her hot streak in Korea!
Stream the #BMWLadiesChampionship now!
🖥 ➡️ https://t.co/kjZ4McpFHa pic.twitter.com/B5k5MXPXvL
Jang enjoying LPGA return
Ha Na Jang spent 2ยฝ years on the LPGA Tour, earning four wins in 2016 and 2017 before deciding in May 2017 to return to her native South Korea to be closer to her parents. Another 2ยฝ years later and while Jang does not regret that decision to come home, she is truly enjoying the opportunity this week to reconnect with her LPGA Tour friends.
โThe LPGA event held here during this time of year is an annual event,โ said Jang. โIt's an event I'm honored to take part in and cannot miss. So it feels more like a festival rather than a competition so I really try to have fun.โ
Jang has been hobbled over the last few weeks with a stress hairline fracture in her foot. She battled through the injury to win the Hana Financial Group Championship three weeks ago. But the next week, she withdrew from the Hite Jinro Championship and also sat out the following week's KB Financial Group Star Championship, both KLPGA majors. The rest clearly did its work, as Jang sits tied for fourth at -8 heading into the weekend at the BMW Ladies Championship.
โThe doctors actually recommended that I skip the remaining events. So I've been very careful, not practicing as much,โ said Jang. โBut I did walk for the pro-am event and practice rounds so it is a bit tired but I am being careful refraining from practicing after my rounds. The pain has definitely gotten better compared to (the Hite Jinro Championship).โ
First career hole-in-one and new car for Gillman
2019 LPGA Tour rookie Kristen Gillman picked a great place to have her first career hole-in-one. She aced the par-3 13th hole, from 180 yards and using a 4-hybrid. Off the tee, Gillman and her caddie John Killeen thought the ball got caught in the wind. But when she heard the crowd reaction, she knew the ball had gone in the hole.
🚨 ACE ALERT! 🚨@kristengillman cards her first ever ace on the 13th hole at the #BMWLadiesChampionship!
โ LPGA (@LPGA) October 25, 2019
Gillman will take home a brand new @BMW as a prize! pic.twitter.com/7acyxKsODV
โIt was nice to finally have my first hole-in-one because it's kind of been a running joke between me and my friends that I've holed out a lot of shots on par 4s and par 5s but never on a par 3,โ Gillman joked after her round.
To add to the celebration, Gillman won a BMW 7 Series sedan, an upgrade from the Toyota Camry she currently drives around Austin, Texas.
โI didn't even look at the car because I didn't even know I made a hole-in-one,โ said Gillman, who heads to the weekend tied for 30th at -3 after her second-round 71. โWhen I asked my caddie he said, โIt's the nicest one. That's the one you want.'โ
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Danielle Kang | -10 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
T2 |
Hee Won Na | -9 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T2 |
Seung Yeon Lee | -9 |
67 |
68 |
135 |
T4 |
Ha Na Jang | -8 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T4 |
Somi Lee | -8 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T4 |
Jin Young Ko | -8 |
67 |
69 |
136 |
T4 |
Minjee Lee | -8 |
66 |
70 |
136 |
T8 |
Ye Jin Kim | -7 |
71 |
66 |
137 |
T8 |
Yu Liu | -7 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T10 |
Hyun Kyung Park | -6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T10 |
Amy Yang | -6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T10 |
HeeJeong Lim | -6 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T10 |
Su Oh | -6 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T14 |
So Young Lee | -5 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
T14 |
Caroline Masson | -5 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T14 |
In Gee Chun | -5 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T14 |
Jing Yan | -5 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T14 |
Mi Jung Hur | -5 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T14 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | -5 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
T14 |
Min Sun5 Kim | -5 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T14 |
Nelly Korda | -5 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T14 |
So Yeon Ryu | -5 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T14 |
Sei Young Kim | -5 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
T24 |
Bo Ah Kim | -4 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T24 |
Ye Rim Choi | -4 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T24 |
Lydia Ko | -4 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T24 |
Jung Min Lee | -4 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T24 |
Marina Alex | -4 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T24 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | -4 |
67 |
73 |
140 |
T30 |
Char Young2 Kim | -3 |
74 |
67 |
141 |
T30 |
Brooke M. Henderson | -3 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T30 |
Ji Hyun Kim | -3 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T30 |
Jeongmin Cho | -3 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
T30 |
Ji Young Park | -3 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T30 |
Alena Sharp | -3 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T30 |
Kristen Gillman | -3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T37 |
Celine Boutier | -2 |
76 |
66 |
142 |
T37 |
Ayean Cho | -2 |
74 |
68 |
142 |
T37 |
Gayoung Lee | -2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T37 |
Ju Young Pak | -2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T37 |
Charley Hull | -2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T37 |
Mirim Lee | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T37 |
Gaby Lopez | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T37 |
Min Ji Park | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T37 |
Azahara Munoz | -2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T37 |
Hye-Jin Choi | -2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T37 |
In-Kyung Kim | -2 |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T37 |
Shanshan Feng | -2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
T49 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | -1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T49 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | -1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T49 |
Sohye Park | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T52 |
Eun-Hee Ji | E |
75 |
69 |
144 |
T52 |
So Yeon Park | E |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T52 |
Jin Seon Han | E |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T52 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | E |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T52 |
Carlota Ciganda | E |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T52 |
Hyo Joo Kim | E |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T58 |
Jenny Shin | 1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T58 |
Morgan Pressel | 1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T58 |
Jennifer Kupcho | 1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T58 |
Angel Yin | 1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T58 |
Brittany Altomare | 1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T58 |
A Lim Kim | 1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T64 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
T64 |
Megan Khang | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
T64 |
Chella Choi | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
T64 |
Paula Creamer | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
T64 |
Jaye Marie Green | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T64 |
Ji Yeong2 Kim | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T64 |
Hannah Green | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T64 |
Lizette Salas | 2 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
T72 |
Ashleigh Buhai | 3 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
T72 |
Eun Bin Lim | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
T72 |
Mi Hyang Lee | 3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
T72 |
Jessica Korda | 3 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
T76 |
So Yi Kim | 4 |
78 |
70 |
148 |
T76 |
Anna Nordqvist | 4 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
T76 |
Song Yi Ahn | 4 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
T76 |
Chae Yoon Park | 4 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
T80 |
Gyo Rin Park | 5 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
T80 |
Annie Park | 5 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
T82 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | 7 |
79 |
72 |
151 |
T82 |
Ally McDonald | 7 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
WD |
Da Yeon Lee | 75 |