I will finish next week's event, the WeMix Championship, and I will play the final qualifying test of the LPGA Tour."

Im Jin-hee (25), who announced her entry into the U.S., said in a mixed zone interview after finishing second on the first day of the SK Shielders and SK Telecom Championship (total prize money of 1 billion won), the last tournament of the Korean Women's Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour. In the first round of the competition held at Raviebel Country Club Old Course (par 72, 6,844 yards) in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province on the 10th, Im Jin-hee made five birdies without a bogey and shot a 67 to finish second to the leader Lee Da-yeon (26). After the game, Im Jin-hee said in a mixed zone interview, "I'm really satisfied with the stable play until the end." Regarding the bogey-free game, Im Jin-hee said, "The distance of the iron shot was reduced because it was cold," adding, "It was good to abandon the distance greed and hold one club long and control the distance, and the short putt was very good." Yoo Nan-hee, who gets cold a lot, added, "I heard it's going to be really cold from tomorrow, but I'm worried because I hate it so much cold." Im Jin-hee, who is aiming for the title of multiple wins by winning three games this season, will play the final qualifying test of the LPGA Tour, which will be given to the top 75 in the Rolex World Women's Golf Rankings, for six days from July 30 to December 5. While Sung Yoo-jin, the same KLPGA player, gave up the tournament and started adapting to the U.S. course from a long time ago, Im Jin-hee is more relaxed. "I heard the competition course is Bermuda grass, but I don't have much experience, but once it comes, I tend to adapt well, so I'm going to go and respond," he said. So, after finishing the KLPGA event next week, he heads to Alabama Mobile, USA. Im Jin-hee will start the second round at 11:40 with leader Lee Da-yeon and Jung So-yi, who shot 4 under par on the day. Due to the worsening weather conditions, the first group will depart at 10:40 a.m. using a semi-shot gun method.