KLPGA Park Hyun-kyung, 2 consecutive wins + 3 wins of the season Leading in prize money, grand prize, and wins
KLPGA Park Hyun-kyung, 2 consecutive wins + 3 wins of the season Leading in prize money, grand prize, and wins
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There are signs that Park Hyun-kyung will emerge as a 'trend' in the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA)
Tour.
Park Hyun-kyung won the KLPGA Tour McCall-Mona Yongpyong Open (total prize money of 800 million won) held at the
Birch Hill Golf Club (par 72) in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do on the 30th in an extension match on the final day,
beating Choi Ye-rim.
The two tied with a combined score of 13-under 203 after three rounds, and went into an extension on the 18th hole (par
5).
Park Hyun-kyung finished the third round with a three-under 69, while Choi Ye-rim shot a five-under 67.
In the first extension, Park Hyun-kyung sank a 5m birdie putt, while Choi Ye-rim's birdie putt, which was slightly closer,
missed the hole.
Park Hyun-kyung, who won the BC Card·Hankyung Ladies Cup on the 23rd, has won for two consecutive weeks. It is the
first time in 1 year and 8 months that a player has won two consecutive weeks on the KLPGA Tour since Lee So-mi won the
SK Networks·Seokyeong Ladies Classic and the Etsu-Oil Championship in 2022.
It is the first time in the KLPGA Tour that a player has won two consecutive playoff tournaments.
Park Hyun-kyung, who won her first title of the season at the Doosan Match Play, won her third title this season.
Park Hyun-kyung, who was already ranked first in prize money and target points, caught up with Lee Ye-won in the
multiple wins category and took the lead in the race for three individual titles.
Park Hyun-kyung, who received 144 million won in prize money, increased her total season prize money to 886.63 million
won, easily surpassing 800 million won. Park Hyun-kyung's highest season prize money record was 860.24 million won
last year.
Park Hyun-kyung, who increased her total prize money to 3,969,170,000 won, rose to 5th place in this category.
For Park Hyun-kyung, it is her first time winning two consecutive weeks and her third win of the season.
Park Hyun-kyung, who has seven wins in total, has won four of them in overtime. She also defeated Yoon Ina and Park Ji-
young in overtime at the BC Card-Hankyung Ladies Cup seven days ago.
Park Hyun-kyung said, "I never imagined winning two weeks in a row. I received a miraculous gift. After winning three
times in the first half of the year, I am reminded of the times when I was always in second place and suffered mentally. My
efforts were not in vain."
Park Hyun-kyung added, "I didn't think I was a strong player in overtime, but after winning in overtime last week, I'm
proud to say I've grown a lot both mentally and technically."
Park Hyun-kyung, who said, "I want to win the grand prize more than the prize money king," said, "I wanted to reach 10
wins before I retire and earn 4 billion won in career prize money and 1 billion won in season prize money, but I think I'll
have to adjust my goal slightly upward."
On the 18th hole of the final round that day, Park Hyun-kyung's tee shot headed toward the forest on the right side of the
fairway, but hit a tree and rolled back toward the fairway. In the first extension, she was also lucky enough to hit a tree and
roll back toward the fairway.
Choi Ye-rim, who has only finished as runner-up six times in 173 tournaments since playing on the KLPGA Tour in 2018,
had to settle for her seventh runner-up finish as she failed to overcome the final hurdle.
Choi Ye-rim also tied for second place behind Park Min-ji at the Celltrion Queens Masters last month.
Park Hyun-kyung, who started the final round in the lead, had a shaky start after losing a stroke with a three-putt bogey on
the third hole (par 5).
Choi Ye-rim, who was tied for third place with a two-stroke lead over Park Hyun-kyung, made consecutive birdies on the
3rd hole (par 5) and the 4th hole (par 4) to overtake Park Hyun-kyung by one stroke.
Park Hyun-kyung returned to the joint lead with her first birdie of the day on the 5th hole (par 4), and rose to first place
again with a birdie on the 7th hole (par 4), but Choi Ye-rim's pursuit was relentless.
Choi Ye-rim, who caught up with Park Hyun-kyung for the joint lead by making a birdie on the 9th hole (par 4), fell behind
by one stroke after Park Hyun-kyung's birdie on the 9th hole, but beat Park Hyun-kyung by one stroke with birdies on the
11th hole (par 4) and the 13th hole 카지노사이트모음 (par 4).
Park Hyun-kyung, who was being dragged along, returned the match to square one by dropping her second shot on the
16th hole (par 4) within a span of the hole.
Park Hyun-kyung said, "I wasn't impatient or anxious even when I was behind. I believed that (the birdie) opportunity
would come."
After Choi Ye-rim finished her game first, Park Hyun-kyung, who was attacking the 18th hole (par 5), was lucky enough to
have her tee shot go into the forest on the right side of the fairway, but hit a tree and come back toward the fairway.
Park Hyun-kyung, who was dragged into an extension after hitting a 3m birdie putt too short, had a second stroke of luck
when her tee shot hit a tree and came back into the fairway.
Park Hyun-kyung said, "I thought 'I'm screwed' for two seconds when I heard the sound of the tree hitting, but I relaxed
when I saw the ball rolling in. I was lucky."
Park Hyun-kyung announced her victory by sinking a 5m birdie putt and raising her right arm.
Park Hyun-kyung said, "It was my favorite distance. I also noticed the line. If my dad (my caddy) and I agree, I usually go
in, and that's what happened then."
Choi Ye-rim's birdie putt went wide right of the hole, confirming Park Hyun-kyung's victory.
Choi Ye-rim was heartbroken after missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole in the third round, which was about 2 meters
away.
Min-kyung Choi and Je-young Lee finished the tournament tied for third place with 11-under 205 strokes.
Seo Yeon-jeong, who led the first and second rounds, tied for fifth place (10-under 206 strokes), and last year's winner Go
Ji-woo tied for seventh place (9-under 207 strokes).
Lim Hee-jung tied for seventh place, making her first top-10 finish this season.