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<Women's Golf> Noh Seung-hee, winner of KLPGA ”OK Savings Bank Women's Open”, wins second title in 3 months since her first victory
Noh Seung-hee won her second tournament of the season on the KLPGA (Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association) Tour and ranked 65th in the world rankings announced on the 17th.
On the 15th, Noh Seung-hee participated in the "OK Savings Bank Woods" event held at Club 72 Haneul Course in Jung-gu, Incheon.
In the final round of the Men's Open (total prize money 800 million won/approximately 85 million yen), he recorded a total of 14 under par, beating Seo Oh-jin, Lee Seo Yeon, and Ji Han-sol, who were tied for second place, by one stroke.
She won the championship trophy. In June of this year, she won her first major tournament, the DB Group Korea Women's Open, the second tournament of the KLPGA Tour season, which was her 120th tournament since her debut.
Noh Seung-hee achieved two wins in the season in three months and won the championship prize of 144 million won (about 15 million yen). In an interview after the match, the winner Noh Seung-hee said, "I'm so happy.
I am not a golfer, so the course felt long to me, but I focused on my iron shots, which I am good at, and that was the driving force behind my victory.
After winning the Korea Women's Open Golf Championship, I was worried about whether I would be able to achieve two wins in a season, but I'm happy that I was able to achieve two wins sooner than expected. From now on, I'll aim to win three games in a season.
"I want to try it out," he said. What especially caught the attention of the gallery were the players who participated in the tournament, the largest number of OK Golf scholarship former members in history. Among the 27 scholarship students, Park Hyun Kyung, Lee
A total of 14 people participated, including Mu Hee-jung (2nd gen), Yoon In-ha (4th gen), Hwang YouMin (5th gen), and Oh Soo-min (8th gen), who participated as an amateur, and they all performed very well.
Amateur Oh Su-min tied for 38th place, tying with the pros and scoring her first and only hole-in-one of the tournament.
Oh Soo-min, who is a scholarship recipient of OK Golf, said, "It was the first hole I ever played in my life, not even in an official tournament or practice.
I was especially happy because it was a one-in-one event. I was grateful for the messages of support and encouragement I received every time I participated in a competition with the OK Financial Group, but I was especially grateful that so many people were able to participate in this competition.
"I'm even more grateful for the support I received both inside and outside the stadium," said Choi Yoon, chairman of OK Financial Group. "I would like to thank Noh Seung-hee for winning the championship, which was held under the clear autumn sky.
I would like to congratulate the players and thank them for their excellent play throughout the three days. I hope that our tournament will continue to solidify its position as a major tournament in both name and reality.
"We will do our best to make this a tournament that leads the K-golf culture," he emphasized. OK Financial Group has been participating in the 14th KLPGA tournament as the organizer since 2010.
In particular, since 2014, the club has teamed up with Korean golf legend Pak SeRi to host the "Pak SeRi Invitational" tournament for eight years, leaving a meaningful mark.
2024/09/18 14:27 KST
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