Won the 66th Korea Open (total prize money: 1.4 billion won/approximately 160 million yen) for the first time in two years
In 2022, he won the Korean Open after a playoff with Cho Min-Gyu, marking his first two wins in two years, becoming the seventh Korean Open winner with two wins and earning the 500 million won prize, the largest prize in the Korean golf tournament.
Kim Min-Gyu held a concert at WooJeong Hills Country Club in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do on Sunday, the 23rd.
In the final round at the Club, he shot 5-under 66 with 1 eagle, 5 birdies and 2 bogeys for a total score of 11-under 273.
Kim Min-Gyu, who started the round in third place, two strokes behind leader Song Young-Han, recorded birdies on the third and fifth holes, but bogeyed the seventh hole.
After scoring an eagle on the 1st hole, he added birdies on the 12th and 14th holes in the latter half. The 13th hole in particular was the turning point of the day. His tee shot flew low and landed in the water.
However, the ball bounced off the water and became a water-skimming shot, so he made a good approach shot and saved par and got out of the pinch. After that, he made a bogey on the 16th hole.
After winning, Kim Min-Gyu said about the situation on the 13th hole, "I took a 4-iron and made a low fade shot.
"I tried to hit the ball, but it flew too low," he explained. "The caddie saw the water splash and thought it had gone through, but it hit the water and came up. I said, No.
But when I got there, the ball was still alive, and at that moment, I remembered the dramatic shot that pro Choi Kyung-ju took when he won the SK Telecom Open.
"The shot was too low and it bounced back. It was a water-drop shot," he said. Kim Min-Gyu and Song Young-Han will be appearing at the "THE
Song Young-han, who started the round one stroke behind in the lead, recorded three birdies, a bogey and a double bogey on the 9th hole, and lost the 1st place in the 1st round.
He finished the tournament in second place (8 under par) with a score of 71.
Song Young-han, who won two Japan titles at the KBC Augusta Golf Tournament, is playing in his home country for the first time in six years.
He finished with the best result of all the tournaments he has participated in. "I have participated in THE OPEN before, but it was difficult to manage the schedule and adjust to the time difference," he said. "This time, I was able to prepare well for the course and do well.
Kim Min-Gyu said, "Before I participated, I had the desire to win. I didn't think I would be greedy. I gave it a try and it seemed like the opportunity had come, so I'm glad I did."
"I played as hard as I could while playing defense," he said. "Because it was a national title, I had to grab the opportunity when it came, and I want to praise myself for that.
"Winning two Open Championships seems to have great meaning in my golf career," he said of his victory.
2024/06/25 16:47 KST
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