{"id":257764,"date":"2026-04-19T00:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/19\/kim-sei-young-takes-the-lead-can-she-secure-her-first-lpga-win-of-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T00:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T15:13:58","slug":"kim-sei-young-takes-the-lead-can-she-secure-her-first-lpga-win-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/sports\/2026\/04\/19\/kim-sei-young-takes-the-lead-can-she-secure-her-first-lpga-win-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Sei-young Takes the Lead: Can She Secure Her First LPGA Win of 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result.<img alt=\"src=contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/04\/CP-2022-0020\/image-d47e2298-3b4a-44a0-a37f-8fc1474e3f5e.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>[SPOTV News=Reporter Jang Ha-joon] Sei Young Kim moved into sole possession of the lead at the JM Eagle LA Championship, putting her on track for her first victory of the season.<\/p>\n<p>In the second round at El Caballero Country Club in Los Angeles on the 18th (Korean time), Kim carded a 7-under 65 with seven birdies and no bogeys. Her 14-under 130 total put her atop the leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>She improved from a tie for second the day before, edging Jiji Iwai\u2014who sits at 13-under\u2014by one stroke to take the solo lead.<\/p>\n<p>Kim\u2019s form this season has been solid. She tied for 10th at the season opener, the Honda Thailand, and followed that with a tie for third at the Founders Cup, building steady momentum into this week.<\/p>\n<p>Her round was near flawless. She birdied the first hole, added another at No. 3, then after a run of pars exploded on the back nine. She rattled off three straight birdies starting at No. 11 and added birdies at 16 and 17 to surge into the lead.<\/p>\n<p> <img alt=\"src=contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/04\/CP-2022-0020\/image-1f7aafc4-a32a-482e-aba4-979a652b0458.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>After the round, Kim said, &#8220;I was pleased with my play both yesterday and today. I had a lot of opportunities late in the round and I made the most of them. I&#8217;ll focus on continuing to make birdies over the remaining rounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ina Yoon also turned heads, climbing to third place. In her second season on tour, she used hot shot-making to vault up the leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>Starting on the 10th hole, Yoon piled up seven birdies on the front nine to create overwhelming momentum. It was the first time in her career she went 7-under on the front nine. &#8220;I only realized the number after I checked the leaderboard,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I was surprised, but I tried not to let it affect me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lim Jin-hee is tied for fourth, while Lee Mi-hyang and Park Geum-kang share 15th. 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