"Kim Min-sun, fighting!" Kim Min-sun's 66th game in 65 games, "My goal is to win three games, become a steady player."
"Kim Min-sun, fighting!" Kim Min-sun's 66th game in 65 games, "My goal is to win three games, become a steady player."
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"The sound of 'Kim Min-sun fighting!' cheered me up a lot."
Kim Min-sun 7 (22, Daebang Construction), a "1m 77cm tall golfer," has lifted the trophy for the first time on the KLPGA regular tour since her debut.
Kim Min-sun tied four birdies and one bogey on the last day of the KLPGA Tour Deokshin EPC Championship (total prize money of 1 billion won) at Kingsdale Golf Club (par 72, 6,725 yards) in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province on the 26th to make a 3-under 69. Kim Min-sun, who recorded 11-under 277 overall in the fourth round, beat second-place Lim Jin-young (Daebang Construction) by a wide margin of five strokes.
Kim Min-sun, born in 2003, is a third-year player on the tour who debuted in 2023, and lifted her first trophy on the day. The best performance in the regular tour so far has been the Doosan E&C Weave Championship (2023) and the runner-up at last year's Sh Suhyup Bank MBN Women's Open.
Kim, who started the last round as the lone lead with a four-shot lead over the second through the third round, got her first birdie at the par-4 fifth hole. She gained the upper hand by making a birdie, a chip that she hit from 19.2 yards (about 17.6 meters). In the 10th hole (par 4), Kim saved one stroke with a birdie, a 10-yard (9.1 meters) chip that she attempted from rough outside the green, at the 10th hole (par 4), succeeded in two-on-green (putting the ball on the green at the second shot) at the 11th hole (par 5), and sought to achieve eagle, but had to be satisfied with the birdie. After faltering with a bogey at the 12th hole (par 4), Kim garnered par saves in all other holes to win the title.
After the victory, Kim said, "I want to thank you for your hard work. The sound of 'Kim Min-sun fighting' that I heard throughout the course cheered me up a lot." Kim, who became the first champion of the new course, said, "I boldly targeted the course because it was my first time playing it. I played a lot of approaches, shots, and pitches around the green. It was helpful for me to trust me and hit the course."
Her efforts have paid off. "I had a training camp in a windy place this year. I paid for it by looking at the location of the pin and the wind where I was, and I tried to hit the ball when the wind blew. I gained confidence and confidence by accumulating what I had saved well in a few difficult situations during the game."
Perhaps because of that, Kim successfully secured the title by garnering two birdies, a fantastic chip. "Buddy at the chip-in twice was the most impressive," Kim also said. "It was an experience where dopamine soared. Short games paid off in this year's competition."
Kim's goal is to win three games in this season. "I will try harder since I won my first game. I still have a lot of competitions left, so I will try to win two more games," Kim said in an interview on TV. "My biggest goal is to continue to work hard and not be complacent as I am now."
Lim made four birdies and one bogey, including the last hole (18) to rank second with a 6-under 282 overall. Last week, Yoo Hyun-jo (20, Samchully) and Jeong Yoon-ji (25, NH Investment & Securities) tied for third with a 5-under 283.
Bang Shin-sil (21, KB Financial Group), who challenged for the championship for the third consecutive week, including the championship at Nexen and St. Nine Masters 2025, tied for fifth with Hong Jin-young (25, DSELC) in the final four-under par. The grand prize points (149 points) and prize money (320.41 million won) remained at the top. 메이저사이트