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Kim wins first monthly CWGA tourney of ’23 season
SaeHee Kim, sixth from left, topped the CNMI Women’s Golf Association’s May tournament last Saturday, May 13, at the Coral Ocean Golf Resort. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
SaeHee Kim won the CNMI Women’s Golf Association’s first monthly tournament of the season after topping the May edition last Saturday, May 13, at the Coral Ocean Golf Resort.
Kim shot a net 61 after firing a gross of 76. The 15-handicapper fired a 40 in the front nine before improving by four strokes in the back nine for a terrific 36.
“The weather was so hot with no wind. But the course was so nice and well maintained,” she said about last Saturday’s playing conditions.
Asked what worked for her during the May tournament, Kim pretty much said almost every aspect of her game was automatic.
“My driver, iron, putter was working so well. I was so satisfied with my game last Saturday,” she said.
Kim then dedicated her win to her loving family, especially her husband, Wan Sub Lee, who also serves as her coach.
“I am so honored to be the winner of the month at the beginning of the new season,” she said.
A total of 10 CNMI Women’s Golf Association members took part in the first tournament of the season last Saturday, May 13, at the Coral Ocean Golf Resort. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
It marked only the second time Kim has won in the CWGA after recording her breakthrough win last March.
CGWA president Yuko Togawa was a distant second with a net of 68. The 9-handicapper shot a gross of 77 built around a 39 and 38 in the first and last nine holes, respectively.
Third place went to Sophia Jang who came away with a stroke higher than Togawa’s total with her 69. She carded a 44 in the front nine before retiring with a 43 in the back nine for a gross of 87 for the 18-handicapper.
Nineteen-handicapper Terry Guerrero actually tied Jang for third but lost via scorecard tiebreaker. The former got to 69 via the strength of her 45-44 and gross 88 score.
A total of 10 CWGA members took to the course in last Saturday’s May tournament and rest of the players, with their net scores in parenthesis, were as follows: Jannet Torres (70), Nirimai Koebel (71), Dol Yamagishi (79), Flor Jones (82), Lorraine Babauta (87), and Rose Rohringer (87).
The club continues to look for new members as the new season continues. For those interested in becoming a member of CWGA or for more information, contact CWGA president Yuko Togawa at 287-9856, vice president Lorraine Babauta at 287-0621, or treasurer Lou Kim at 783-7317.
