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Women's golf started off smoothly towards the championship for the second time in a row.

In the first round in the heat, Jin-young Ko finished tied for 4th, two shots behind the lead, and In-bee Park and Se-young Kim tied for 7th.



This news will be delivered by reporter Ha Seong-ryong.



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sweltering heat of 35 degrees Celsius, sweating just by standing still, Ko Jin-young went back and forth between extremes in the beginning.



On the first hole, he put a long-distance birdie putt to boost his momentum, but afterward, the shot shook and he lost one shot until the 12th hole and struggled.



Still, he showed a terrifying concentration in the second half as he was ranked second in the world.



With a precise iron shot, he slipped the ball close to the pin and showed the backscore to catch 4 birdies in the 6th hole.




It was unfortunate that the last hole approach shot hit the hole and missed the birdie.



Jinyoung Ko finished tied for fourth with a 3-under par, two shots behind leader Sachstrom of Sweden.



[Jinyoung Ko / 2nd place in the world of women's golf: I played like a fool with the thought that I had to end with an under par even after waking up from death. We are doing our best to put the Korean flag on a really high place.]



'Defending Champion' Inbee Park also started strong with a tie for 7th at 2 under par.



He reduced three strokes in the first half with a sophisticated iron shot, but it was a pity that he missed the bogey on the last hole where his stamina was low.



[Park In-bee/World Ranking 3rd in Women's Golf: I don't think I've ever hit this heat in 20 years of golfing. I think I need to control my condition well.]



All four Korean players started off fresh with Kim Se-young tied for 7th at 2-under, and Kim Hyo-joo tied for 1-under 16th.



Tomorrow (the 5th) will be hotter than today with a maximum temperature of 36 degrees Celsius.



As much as the sense of shot, physical strength management in the heat is expected to be a variable in the medal competition.



(Video coverage: Jeon Gyeong-bae, Video editing: Lee Jeong-taek)     



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