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| Kim Min-sun 7 Deokshin EPC Championship FR No. 1 tee shot |
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Kim Min-sun (7), who dropped an easily played 18th hole (par 5) tee shot in the middle of the fairway, smiled brightly only then.
6 strokes ahead of the second place group. His first career victory was definitive.
In the third round, he widened the gap by four strokes, but he was still nervous. He stopped the self-crisis with a short game and came to the last hole. The moment the short game, which was intensively trained during the winter off-season training, returned as the gift of winning the championship, combined with its unique long-range power.
Kim Min-sun (1m77), the tallest player in the KLPGA, reported her first win.
Kim Min-sun recorded 3-under 69 with four birdies and one bogey in the final fourth round of the KLPGA Tour Deokshin EPC Championship (total prize money of 1 billion won) at Kingsdale Golf Club (par 72, 6725 yards) in Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do on the 27th. Kim Min-sun, who shot a total of 11-under 277 for four days, became the first champion of the new tournament by reporting her first regular tour victory with an overwhelming performance that beat second-place Lim Jin-young by five strokes. The prize money is 180 million won.
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| Kim Min-sun 7 Deokshin EPC Championship FR 2nd hole chip shot |
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It was my first career championship challenge, but in a relatively comfortable situation, is the final round going on? Sick? Kim Min-sun reduced two strokes with consecutive birdies in the fifth hole (par 4) and the sixth hole (par 5) in the first half. His fresh start with a bold flop shot in the fifth hole was impressive, making his first birdie of the day. Im Jin-young also reduced two shots to maintain a four-shot gap.
However, the game was decided in the second half. Kim Min-sun cut two more pars with consecutive birdies at the 10th hole (par 4) and the 11th hole (par 5). On the other hand, Lim Jin-young lost pars with consecutive bogeys in the 11th hole (par 5) and the 12th hole (par 4). Kim Min-sun, who was leading by six strokes in an instant, made a par save with a short game even in a crisis situation and kept the gap until the end.
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| Kim Min-sun 7 Deokshin EPC Championship FR No. 5 Buddy Hole Out |
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| Kim Min-sun7 Lim Jin-young's room Deokshin EPC Championship FR No. 1 hole_ |
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"I want to say to myself that I've been through a lot. "I can't believe it all at all," he said of winning the new competition. "I think I'm bold enough to hit the course I've never played before"I explained the reason.
Kim Min-sun, who rose to the top on a steep rise, said "I tried to supplement the short-season games in the offseason, but I feel that my mental strength and course management have become solid compared to last year. Now, I'm practicing with the point of shots that I can trust and hit more"Since we won for the first time, we will achieve our season goal of three wins." I will be a player who does not constantly settle down as hard as I am now," he said, vowing to continue his performance.
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| Lim Jin-young Deokshin EPC Championship FR No. 3 green spot |
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Lim Jin-young, who sought his first victory in the race for the lead with Kim Min-sun, the same age as Daebang Construction Company, reduced the number of pars at the 13th hole (par 3) and made a 5-meter birdie putt at the last 18th hole (par 5), finishing the competition with a 2-under 70 and a 6-under 282 overall.
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| Yoo Hyun-jo Dukshin EPC Championship FR No. 1 hole |
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Yoo Hyun-jo, who cut four shots on the day with a fantastic approach shot in the second half, tied for third with Jung Yoon-ji at 5-under 283, and Hong Jin-young, who cut five shots on the day, tied for fifth with 4-under 284 with Bang Shin-sil, the winner of last week's Nexen St. Nine Masters 2025. Kim Min-joo, who cut six shots on the final day, tied for seventh with Hwang Jung-mi with three-under 285, and Ko Ji-woo, Hanjin Sun and Park Hyun-kyung tied for ninth (1-under 287).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
