Republic of Korea native Jeongeun Lee5 made the fourth hole-in-one of the 2024 LPGA Tour season on Thursday in the first round of the JM Eagle LA Cham.
South Korean golfer Amy Yang hit a stunning hole-in-one on the 12th hole of the Lotte Championship this weekend. It was her third career ace and her first since 2010.
“I was quite excited. I didn t think it was going in,” Yang told the LPGA. “I mean, I hit a good shot, it was rolling perfect, and, yeah.”
CME Group donated $20,000 (£14,400) to St. Jude Children s Research Hospital in Tennessee after Yang hit the hole-in-one. They are making the donation for every ace this season, as part of the CME Group Cares Challenge. A total of $60,000 has been raised so far.
The 31-year-old Yang, who has triumphed four times on the LPGA Tour during her career, finished tied for 10th with Kim A-lim.
Published April 15, 2021, 11:34 AM
Yuka Saso of the Philippines talks with the media following the first round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship at Kapolei Golf Club on April 14, 2021 in Kapolei, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Filipino golfer Yuka Saso gained a share of the clubhouse lead Thursday, April 15, in the first round of the LPGA Lotte Championship at the Kapolei Golf Course in Hawaii.
Saso fired an eight-under par 64 in a bogey-free round as she converted eight birdies in this Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour event, which has 144 players going for the $2 million purse.