In South Korea’s ‘healing forest,’ the pandemic-stressed compete for the ultimate chill Min Joo Kim JEJU, South Korea Organizers of South Korea s annual competition to be the best at doing nothing seriously, nothing needed just the right spot for the work-from-home parents, remote-learning students and others weary of the pandemic. So what could be better than a healing forest on the southern island of Jeju? The woodlands are known as a site for other therapeutic programs. Twenty-eight pandemic-battered competitors gathered under the leafy canopy Wednesday for the Space Out Competition. The premise is simply: zone out for 90 minutes, with the winner having the lowest and most stable heart rate. Spectators also cast votes for the top three who displayed the best Zen. (A Jeju-based hair stylist, who barely moved during the 90 minutes, won.)
After a 5-and-4 win over Rolex Rankings No. 7 Hyo Joo Kim on Wednesday, Alison Lee had a gut-it-out match with Megan Khang on Thursday. The MGM Resort.
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HSBC Women s World Championship leaderboard
Hyo Joo Kim (Korea) -17 (finished 64)
Hannah Green (Australia) -16 (finished 69)
Patty Tavatanakit (Thailand) -15 (finished 65)
Xiyu Lin (China) -15 (finished 71)
Inbee Park (Korea) -15 (finished 70)
So Yeon Ryu (Korea) -12 (finished 70)
Lydia Ko (NZ) -11 (finished 71)
Gaby Lopez (Mexico) -11 (finished 73)
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Green has a monster putt for birdie and to win the title and she has flown it by and will have a 10-foot putt to force a playoff. She has missed it, which means Hyo Jim Kim is the winner.
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