Choi Hye-jin tied for second place in the 1R of the LPGA Tour Mizuho Americas Open

Choi Hye-jin tied for second place in the 1R of the LPGA Tour Mizuho Americas Open

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On the first day of the LPGA Tour's Mizuho Americas Open, Choi Hye-jin started smoothly for her first win.

Choi Hye-jin hit six birdies and shot a 6-under 66 in the first round on the first day of the tournament at Liberty National Golf Club (par 72, 6,690 yards) in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA on the 9th (Korea time). 스포츠토토

Choi Hye-jin, who finished the first round tied for second place with Celine Boutier of France, is chasing Gino Thitikul of Thailand, who is the lone leader at 8-under by two strokes.

Choi Hye-jin, who entered the LPGA Tour in 2022, has yet to win a tour.

The best result is the runner-up at the 2022 Women's Open in copyright.

This year, the only "top 10" performance is tied for ninth place in the Chevron Championship last month, a major tournament.

Yu Hae-ran, who won last week's Black Desert Championship, shot a 5-under 67 with six birdies and a bogey to tie for fourth, inflating her chances of winning for the second week in a row.

Shin Ji-eun is tied for 14th with 4-under 68 along with world No. 1 Nelly Korda (USA).

This year, LPGA Tour rookie Yoon Na-na tied for 77th with a one-over 73.

With seven competitions this year, Yoon's best performance is tied for 16th at the Los Angeles Championship in April.

It is ranked 8th in the Rookie of the Year category.