Aramco Team Series: South Korea’s Ko Jin-young targets Hong Kong title to add to glittering CV
- Ko tops leader board with eight-under-par 65 at Hong Kong Golf Club as she hunts a place in the LPGA hall of fame
- Hong Kong’s Tiffany Chan in chasing pack and hoping for ‘more birdies for my family and friends’
Ko Jin-young has her eyes on a hall-of-fame career and adding another two or three majors to her collection, but this week in Hong Kong she is chasing “the honour” of a first win on the Ladies European Tour.
The South Korean got her bid to take the Aramco Team Series title off to a flawless start on Friday, carding an eight-under-par 65 at Hong Kong Golf Club.
Anne van Dam was alone in second on six under, with Spain’s Nuria Iturrios a shot further back in third on the individual leader board.
No stranger to success, the 28-year-old two-time major and LPGA money list winner Ko has an unconventional approach to what should become a storied career, and despite being known as one of the hardest workers in the women’s game, is not a big fan of warming up before a round, or practice in general at tournament time.
“Sometimes I don’t practise before the tee-off,” Ko said. “Just putting – but sometimes I don’t putt. I mean, in Hong Kong, it’s really hot. So I really wanted to keep my energy.”
