Low numbers continued during the second round of the IOA Golf Classic presented by Aperture, but surprisingly, the leading score did not change. While round two played tougher than round one, mostly due to the increased winds, some of the lowest scores of the week were posted during Moving Day.

First-round leader Jeongeun Lee5 still has one hand on the top spot, but she now shares it with a past Epson Tour winner in Gina Kim. Lee5 came out of the gate shaky after her bogey-free 8-under first round, making three bogeys in her last four holes before making the turn. The Republic of Korea native battled back on what has been her preferred nine of the week, the back nine.

After a 5-under back nine in round one, Lee5 went bogey-free once again on day two, rolling in a birdie and an eagle to battle back to even par on the day. Lee5 is no stranger to winning golf tournaments, capturing five victories on the KLPGA, but she is still searching for her first victory in the United States.

Gina Kim followed up her 6-under first round with a 2-under second round to get into the final group during the final round. It seemed like Kim might run away with the tournament early in her round after making five birdies in her opening seven holes. A bogey on the tricky par-4 17th resulted in Kim making the turn at 4-under after starting her day on the back-nine.

It then turned into survive and advance for Kim, making three pars to open the second nine. A double-bogey on the par-3 4th moved the 24-year-old back into a tie for the lead. Five more pars were all Kim needed, however, and she is now in search of her second career Epson Tour victory.

“It's been three years since that happened,” said Kim with a smile. “I did tell my mom, like on this last hole, that, you know, it's going to be exciting tomorrow because no one's going to know who's going to win, so just being excited to be in contention again, I think it's really nice and it's a cool opportunity, and I don't take it for granted.”

Gabriella Then made the move of the day, jumping from T72 to T5 after a bogey-free 8-under 63 in her second round. The round was clean all throughout the day, spreading out birdies all around the course, counting eight in total. Then nearly rolled in a ninth birdie on No. 18, but a lip out resulted in a tap-in par. The 29-year-old now finds herself in contention to win the IOA Golf Classic presented by Aperture after beginning the day just trying to make the cut.

Competition Highlights

T3: Dana Fall and Bi Shin
Fall
- Made seven birdies and two bogeys during the second round
- Was in the final pairing of the Atlantic Beach Classic presented by Access Golf last week
- Has made two cuts in three starts in 2025
- Finished 27th in the 2024 Race for the Card
  - Season best finish was T3 at the Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic
Shin
- Made one birdie and one eagle during the second round
- Second consecutive bogey-free round
- Has made three of three cuts this season
  - Career-best third-place finish at the Atlantic Beach Classic presented by Access Golf
- Currently No. 5 in the Race for the Card

T5:Gabriella Then,Juliana Hung, Jenny Coleman, Minji Kang, and Clariss Guce
Then
- Had the Move of the Day
  - She signed for an 8-under 63
    - The round was bogey-free
- Was 2-over after the opening 18 holes
- Her low round of the year
  - Has made one of two cuts with a season-best T20 finish at the Central Florida Championship
Coleman
- The past champion finds herself in contention for another trophy
- Carded a 4-under second round
  - Made five birdies and one bogey
- Won the 2023 IOA Golf Classic presented by Aperture
  - Only Epson Tour career win
  - Defeated Sophie Hausmann and Dottie Ardina in a two-hole playoff

A Look At The Leader - Gina Kim & Jeongeun Lee5

CATEGORY	GINA KIM	JEONGEUN LEE5
2025 Race for the CardRank	44	32
Career Epson Tour Wins	1	0
Career Official Epson Tour Top 10s	4	0
Career Official LPGA Tour Top 10s	1	7
Career Official Money - LPGA	$315.6K	$1.7M
Global Tour Wins	1 (Epson Tour)	5 (KLPGA)

About The Leader

Kim

Made five birdies, a bogey and a double bogey in R2
Her best round on the Epson Tour this season was in R1 carding a 65
- Previous best round was a 67 in R1 at the Central Florida Championship
Has made all three cuts this season
- Best finish was T29 at the Central Florida Championship
Competed on the LPGA Tour in 2023 and 2024
- Career best T3 finish at the 2023 Portland Classic
Won the 2022 Inova Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship on the Epson Tour
Currently No. 44 in the Race for the Card
Competed collegiately at Duke University
Lee5
Signed for 63 in R1
- Had eight birdies and was bogey-free
Even par 71 in R2
Two of three cuts made this season
- T14 at the Central Florida Championship
Has seven career top-10 finishes on the LPGA Tour
- Career best T2 finish at the 2021 Portland Classic
- Five career wins on the KLPGA

Quotable

Dana Fall (-7, T3) on her 5-under second round:

“I think it was that I figured something out golf swing-wise and putter- wise late in the day yesterday and kind of just capitalized on coming out here and, you know, sticking with those same feels. I got on a hot run on the front and kind of cooled off a little bit and then finished with a birdie, so hopefully, I can keep the same momentum for tomorrow.”

<p<Jenny Coleman (-6, T5) on being back at the Alaqua Country Club for the first time since her win in 2023:</p<

“Just kind of reliving some of those memories and just playing off of all those good shots and just trying to do it again.”

Gabriella Then (-6, T5) on an 8-under second round:

“Well, you know what's funny is I was watching Justin Thomas at The Players, and he was like, what? He shot 78 or something, and then yesterday, he shot 10-under and had an over 15 stroke turnaround. I was watching the TV yesterday, and I was like, oh, that would be really nice if I could do something close to that tomorrow. And I was like, oh, it turned out okay at eight-under.”

Tied at the Top With 18-Holes to Play at the IOA Golf Classic presented by Aperture

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