Who is the ‘solo’ to stop Yewon? Yoo Hyun -jo, Ko Ji -woo, and Hong Jung -min ‘ KLPGA fire in the second half

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(Sports Seoul | Reporter Kim Min -kyu) With the 2025 season of Korea Women’s Professional Golf (KLPGA) tour, Lee Yewon (22, Medihill) continues its solo system with ’10th consecutive week’. However, chasers such as Yoo Hyun -jo (20), Ko Ji -woo (23, Samcheon -ri), and Hong Jung -min (23, CJ) were in full swing, and the competition was lit in the second half.

The main character of the first half of the KLPGA Tour is Lee Ye -won. Lee Ye -won started to win the domestic opening game ‘Doosan E & C’, and in May, it was at the top of the ‘NH Investment & Securities Ladies Championship’ and ‘Doosan Match Play’ for two consecutive weeks. He has won three wins in the first half and is in the first place in the 10th consecutive week mix points (2631.84 points). In addition, the top target points (344 points) and the prize money ranking are all leading the lead.

But in the second half, the story is different. There was a sign of rebellion to check Lee Ye -won’s ‘solo’. Chasers such as Yoo Hyun -jo, Ko Ji -woo, Hong Jung -min, and Bang Shin -sil are preparing for a big hit.

Last year, the rookie king Yoo Hyun -jo boasted overwhelming steadyness of passing the game of 14 competitions this season and entering the top 10 of 10 competitions. It is the number one overall with 69.91 strokes in the average at -bat. The second place (312 points) and the WeMix point are 2458.47 points, and the gap with Lee Ye -won is only 173 points.

Ko Ji -woo is also powering. I have never been pushed out of the top 10 top 10 all season. He won the first win in the McCall Mona Yongpyeong Open, and he is showing a steady performance by writing 14 cuts and eight top 10 out of 15 competitions. Currently, Ko Ji -woo is ranked 6th in the WeMix Point Ranking (2129.05 points).

Lim Hee -jung is also rebounding. It was anxiously departed from the second consecutive cutting out of the season, but since then has reached the top 10 times, ranking 9th in the WeMix Point (1635.94 points). Last year, he was in the 41st place in ranking, and he started hunting for the “ We Mix Championship 2025 ” this year.

In addition, Bang Shin -sil (2 wins), Kim Min -sun 7 (winner of the previous year’s Mix Championship), and steady Roh Seung -hee and Park Ji -young finished their preparations for the second half.

Currently, the ‘Lace Two -Mix Championship’ point ranking is the order of Lee Yewon (2631.84 points), Hong Jung -min (2555.03 points), Yoo Hyun -jo (2458.47 points), Bangsin (2399.10 points), and moving (2165.27 points).

At the time of the season return, KLPGA will now enter the real survival race. The Aurora World Ladies Championship is the starting point on the 31st. Is it Lee Ye -won’s solo or chase’s rebellion? The second half of the ranking war rose. kmg@sportsseoul.com