8 under par, and the goal is to pass the cut Ok Tae-hoon, who only has a championship left, is it a huge hit at the KPGA Championship?

Jun 19, 2025

8 under par, and the goal is to pass the cut Ok Tae-hoon, who only has a championship left, is it a huge hit at the KPGA Championship?
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"The goal is to pass the cut. Haha."

Ok Tae-hoon is recognized as a steady powerhouse on the KPGA Tour. His skills are very good again this year. Before the 68th KPGA Championship with A-ONE CC, which began at A1-ONE Country Club in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do on the 19th, he ranked second in Genesis points (2,640 points) and fifth in the prize money ranking (299,352,372 won). He ranks second in average pars this season, first in average putts, and first in average birdies.

However, there is no KPGA Tour victory. Perhaps because of the memory of winning the Asian Tour Inna National Korea held on Jeju Island in 2022, it gives the impression that it won the KPGA Tour for some reason, but it is irrelevant.




The fact that all indicators are good again this year means that I had a chance to win. He entered the championship group at the opening DB Insurance Promy Open, but had to settle for a tie for second place. He tied for fourth in the Woori Financial Championship, third in the KPGA Classic, fourth in the Baeksong Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open, and tied for fifth in the Hana Bank Invitational last week. Overall, it's a satisfactory performance, but there's only one win.

Will he be able to relieve his resentment at the KPGA Championship, the most prestigious competition. Ok Tae-hoon shot eight under par in the first round on the first day. Ok Tae-hoon, who started at the 10th hole, got off to a good start with a birdie on the first hole and then bogeyed right at the 11th hole. It can be slowed down, but he rebounded with a picturesque eagle on the par-5 13th hole and then added six birdies to finish at 8 under par. After barely passing the cut in 2022, Shin Sang-hoon, who won the reversal by hitting 10 under par in the third round, did not record a course record, but it was no less a perfect round.

8 under par, and the goal is to pass the cut Ok Tae-hoon, who only has a championship left, is it a huge hit at the KPGA Championship?
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Ok Tae-hoon said after the game, "All the plays were good, and it went as well as I thought. I felt good at the first hole birdie, but he made a three-putt right after the next hole. "I was trying to do it calmly, but this article became a turning point. "In fact, I was in a bad condition due to enteritis in the middle of the Baeksong Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open tournament. I played well last week, but I was physically tired from the second round. I've recovered now. His condition is 70 to 80 percent. I was also shaken recently, and I was able to hit an elaborate shot while adjusting that part."




Ok Tae-hoon also hit 9 under par in the first round at the Hana Bank Invitational last week, but he has failed to win. It is a good start to the first round for two consecutive tournaments. Ok Tae-hoon "Originally, I was poor in the first and second rounds and came up in the third and fourth rounds, but I'll play well until the end of this tournament."," he said with a smile. Hit the first round well, and not make a jinx to collapse at the end. Ok Tae-hoon responded "I did everything from 2nd to 5th except for the 1st place this year. As I had a chance, I wanted to do so well. There's still a lot of rounds left, but if I get into the championship group on the last day, I'm going to try to play it comfortably this time. It doesn't work because you're focused. Rather, it was bad to try to be too good. I was stressed out, if not a little. I'm trying to have fun in this tournament."

Finally, when asked about the goal of the competition, Ok Tae-hoon smiled and shouted "Cut Pass".





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.