<Women's Golf> Park Hyun-kyung wins the KLPGA's only DOOSAN Match Play after a close match

Park Hyun Kyung attended the LADENA GOLF in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do on the 19th.
DOOSAN Match Play of the Korean Ladies Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour held at the CLUB
(Total prize money: 900 million won/approximately 103.3 million yen) In the final, she defeated Lee Ye Won by one hole, avenging her runner-up finish a year ago and moving up to MATCHQUEEN.
This is her first victory in six months and her fifth overall. Park Hyun-kyung received 225 million won in prize money, and rose to the top of the prize money rankings and the top of the grand prize points.
Park Hyun-kyung has participated in the DOOSAN Match Play four times and made it to the finals for two consecutive years, recording the highest winning percentage among the participants.
Following her victory last week, Lee Ye-won attempted to win for the second week in a row, but was thwarted by Park Hyun-kyung, and will now be competing for the second time in the tournament since 2022.
Park Hyun-kyung had to be satisfied with her second runner-up finish. After the fierce match, she hugged her father, Park Se-seo, who was her caddie, and shed tears.
Ngyeong said, "The moment the birdie putt on the 18th hole went into the hole, I couldn't remember anything. It was such a tough day that I was in tears. I thought my hands would shake at the end. Thankfully, I was able to stay calm."
I am happy to have been able to complete it. Above all, I am very happy to have been able to give such a wonderful present to my father, who is my eternal mentor, during the week of Susung (Teacher's Day)."
Park Hyun-kyung currently has the strongest fandom on the KLPGA Tour thanks to her cute looks similar to Korean actress Jang Nara and her natural star quality.
Fan club members, who have taken the nickname "Cutieful" (a combination of "cute" and "beautiful") from Park Hyun-gi's nickname, are traveling around the country to see him.
I cheered for Park Hyun-kyung until the end of the finals, and it was a great encouragement to her. Another secret to her victory is her improved stamina. At the press conference after her victory
"I did physical training for six weeks during the winter camp without taking a single day off. I feel that all the hard work in my physical training paid off in this tournament," he said.
He added, "Last year, we struggled because we weren't able to win until the end of the season.
"This year, I just wanted to take it easy and win in the first half of the year," said Park Hyun-kyung. "Since I achieved my first goal of winning in the first half of the year, my second goal is to win a major tournament, and my third goal is to win the grand prize.
"I will play towards my goal," she said. "I won my first championship in May, and three of my five championships have come in May," said Park Hyun-kyung, who added with a bright smile, "I like May."
Park Hyun-kyung, who will be competing in the U.S. Women's Open starting on the 31st, said, "Six years ago, when I was a senior in high school, my goal was to get through the qualifying rounds, but this time,
"I want to achieve great results in the future," he said. Meanwhile, the 2024 DOOSAN Match Play will be open to players who were ranked within the top 60 in the prize money rankings last year and those who are currently ranked at the top of the prize money rankings this season.
64 players will participate in the tournament, with seven rounds played over five days, and the first three days will be the preliminary rounds. Depending on the results of the group rounds, only the winners of each group will advance to the final tournament.
The final tournament and finals were held over two days in a tournament format.