I hope you don't lose your dream of trying the PGA Tour... Lim Sung-jae's request for the third consecutive victory in the competition, young man Kim Baek-joon's second consecutive challenge (2025 Woori Financial Championship)
Apr 23, 2025
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The "2025 Woori Finance Championship" will be held at Seowon Valley Country Club (Valley, Seowon Course, Par 71.7031 yards) in Paju, Gyeonggi Province from the 24th to the 27th. In this competition, Im Sung-jae will challenge the milestone of winning three consecutive championships. If successful, it will write a new history in 26 years in the history of the Korean Professional Golfers Association (KPGA) Tour.
Lim Sung-jae showed off his comparative advantage by winning the Woori Finance Championship for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024. In particular, in the last competition, he showed the dignity of 'World Class' with a thrilling come-from-behind victory that overturned a whopping five shots in the final round.
The course change is expected to act as another variable for the '2025 Woori Finance Championship', which will be moved to Seowon Valley.
Lim Sung-jae, who aimed for his third consecutive win in the Woori Financial Championship, said in a photo call press conference held at the venue on the 23rd, `I hit it for the first time today, and the battlefield was not long for 18 holes. I think I'll get a lot of short irons or wedges"And yet "It's been a long time since I've hit it on the Joseon turf, so I think it's going to be difficult to control the distance. I think I'm going three to five yards less than I'm hitting in the U.S.," he said, explaining the adaptation task. Parallax adaptation is also a variable.
The recent flow is good. Lim Sung-jae tied for fifth place at the 89th Masters Tournament, breaking the record for the highest prize money ever for a Korean player with $32.94 million in total PGA Tour prize money. The reason why more attention is being paid to his third consecutive challenge, which continues to rise. Lim Sung-jae took a break from the beginning of the song "The Masters" and prepared well. I practiced the putt intensively, but I think the result came out during the competition. He also got off to a good start with two final-round eagles in 'RBC Heritage'. I'm glad that I got good results for two consecutive weeks. He also predicted a good performance at the domestic competition.
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The frontrunner is Kim Baek-joon (24), the winner of the 20th DB Insurance Promy Open last week. With spirit and concentration that is not like a rookie in the second year of the tour, he is determined to continue the momentum of winning his first career championship by beating Lee Sang-hee and Ok Tae-hoon by two strokes in the season opener. Immediately after winning the championship, Kim Baek-joon said, `I didn't expect to win the opening game, but I'm really happy and proud of myself.' `I set my season goal to win three games. I will try to win the Genesis Grand Prize and advance to the PGA Tour, he said. This competition is expected to be a bridgehead for big dreams. Lim Sung-jae also said to his juniors playing in the KPGA that `I wish I always had a dream of being a PGA Tour. I wish I had more thoughts that I should challenge myself on a global stage. It costs money and has to invest, but I hope you have a mind to give it a try even if you lose it. I hope you practice more and work harder, complement yourself, and challenge yourself to Q School," he said.
Will Lim Sung-jae secure the championship by winning for three consecutive years. Will scary rookie Kim Baek-joon continue his sensation with two consecutive wins. An interesting shot match will take place this week in Seowon Valley.
Photo provided = KPGA, tournament headquarters
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
