On the 29th, the Hana Financial Group Championship of the Korean Women's Professional Golf (KLPGA) Tour was held at Bears Best Cheongna Golf Club in Incheon, South Korea.
In the final round of the FINANCIAL GROUP Championship (total prize money 1.5 billion won/approximately 163 million yen), Ma Dasom made a perfect shot and a fantastic putt.
With her "godlike play" that pushed her to the forefront, she won by nine strokes over second-place Yoon In-na and took home the prize money. She was all smiles after winning 270 million won.
Ma Dasom made her official tour debut at the slightly late age of 23, and in her third year as a professional, she won the LPG Ladies Professional Golf Championship with perfect play.
A) She beat the tour group and the top ranked players in Korea. Ma Dasom delayed her pro debut and went to Korea National Sport University because she wanted to be a member of the national team. She said, "I wanted to make a proper pro debut.
"My goal is to become a long-range player," he said. "This year, my shots didn't go the way I wanted them to, but this was an unexpected victory. I'm also happy that I was able to improve my golf game.
"I've gained confidence in myself. I'm glad that this has become a good turning point for me," said Ma Dasom. "This year, I was too greedy, so my results were not good. In this tournament, I was able to improve my shots, putting, etc.
"I tried to keep things simple and focus on my own game, and the results were good," he said with satisfaction. Bears Best Cheongna is known for its course that favors long hitters.
The fairway is wide and flat, which is rare in Korea, and the course is long. Ma Da-som's average tee shot distance was 226.99 yards, which was longer than Yoon In-na's average distance of 252.23 yards.
), Kim Suzy (240.94 yards) hit a tee shot that was far behind, but she still managed to overwhelm them with her score. Ma Dasom said, "There were many outstanding players in my group that day, so I was really happy.
"It's true that I was worried," she said, "I was confident with my irons and just focused on playing my own game." Yoon In-ah, who was in first place until the third round, was overwhelmed by Ma Da-som's competitiveness.
Lydia Ko, a gold medalist at the Paris Olympics who participated in the Hana Financial sponsorship tournament, finished 10th with a score of 6 under par.
Hyosung (Secret) finished in a tie for 46th place. This year's Hana Financial Group Championship winners are Minjee Lee, Lydia Ko (New Zealand), Kim HyoJoo
The tournament attracted attention as a prestigious event, with LPGA Tour golfers such as Kim Hyo-joo and Kim Hye-jung participating. In addition, all the top-ranked players competing for individual titles on the KLPGA Tour also participated.
Among them, however, Ma Dasom shone the brightest. Next was Patcharajutar from Thailand, who is currently performing in the Ladies Asia Tour (LAT) series.
KONGKRAPHAN's third-place finish in the FR also drew attention. In addition, a total of 72,365 spectators attended the tournament over the four days, breaking the record for the KLPGA tournament.
It was a tournament where we could enjoy watching the players' matches.
