10th Anniversary All-Time Winner At A1CC, Who Is The 68th KPGA Championship Glory To?
Jun 18, 2025
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A special photo call event was held at A1-Country Club in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, on the 18th, a day before the opening of the 68th KPGA Championship with A-ONE CC (hereinafter referred to as the KPGA Championship).
The KPGA Championship, which has been going on for 10 years at A1 Country Club. To commemorate the 10th anniversary, all-time winners gathered in one place.
Starting with Jeon Ga-ram (30.LS), the winner of the 2023 competition, Choi Seung-bin (24.CJ), the winner of the 2020 competition, Kim Sung-hyun (27. Shinhan Financial Group), the winner of the 2019 competition, Lee Won-joon (40. Webkes Group), the winner of the 2018 competition, Moon Do-yup (34.DB Insurance), the winner of the 2017 competition, Hwang Jung-gon (33. Woori Financial Group), and Kim Joon-sung (34), the winner of the 2016 competition, attended the photo call. Shin Sang-hoon (27), the winner of the 2022 competition, and Seo Yo-seop (29), the winner of the 2021 competition, will not participate in the competition because they are currently serving in the military.
The seven all-time champions prayed for the success of the tournament in front of a large trophy, the symbol of the KPGA Championship.
Among them, Kim Sung-hyun will participate in the competition after a long time since the 2022 competition. As it is my first KPGA Tour appearance this season, I am looking forward to it and excited. As A1 Country Club is the first place to win the tour, it is always meaningful whenever I visit it. "As we are consistently performing well in the U.S., we want to play a great game at the KPGA Championship." "My goal is to win every competition I participate in, but rather than being obsessed with it, I will do my best to get the desired result every time. "
Jeon Ga-ram said "The large trophy seems to represent the authority of 'KPGA Championship'. It's really magnificent "I hope many fans come to the stadium and cheer for the players. I understand that there is also a generous giveaway for the gallery," he said with a smile.
The tournament, which connects the past, present, and future of Korean professional golf, will be held for four days from the 19th to the 22nd, with a total prize money of 1.6 billion won and a total prize money of 320 million won, which will be held at the men's and west courses of A1-country club (par 71, 7,142 yards).
The winner of the tournament can receive five years of KPGA Tour seeds, 1,300 points of Genesis points, and even a permanent qualification for the 'KPGA Championship' if the winner wants.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
