BTI power Lim Jin-hee, who was more powerful than BTS, made a major accident with Somi, and won her first LPGA title!

Jun 30, 2025

BTI power Lim Jin-hee, who was more powerful than BTS, made a major accident with Somi, and won her first LPGA title!
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I'm so happy to be with you. It's my first win!

Im Jin-hee and Lee So-mi won their first LPGA Tour title.

Im Jin-hee and Lee So-mi hit 8 under par in the final round of the LPGA Tour Dow Champions Bee at Midland Country Club in Midland, Michigan on the 30th (Korea time), drove the game to extra time and lifted the trophy with a thrilling birdie in overtime.




In this competition, two players are teamed up to play in groups. It is the only two-player team event held by the LPGA. The first and third rounds were foursome, and the second and fourth rounds were four balls. In the PGA, Zurich Classic runs the tournament in the same way as a two-man team. It is a competition that provides a different kind of fun for golf, which is an individual sport.

The two, who made their LPGA Tour debut side by side last year, were in sync ahead of this tournament. Coincidentally, both are from the island. Im Jin-hee is from Jeju Island and Lee So-mi is from Wando. That's why they named the team 'BTI'. It stands for 'Born To be Island'.

BTI power Lim Jin-hee, who was more powerful than BTS, made a major accident with Somi, and won her first LPGA title!
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They were a couple who couldn't help but get along well. As mentioned, he played in the KLPGA and moved on to the LPGA Tour last year. The pain of losing the main sponsor ahead of this season was the same because of the island's relationship. They were two people who were directly hit by the slump in the domestic golf industry. Fortunately, Im Jin-hee recently met a new sponsor called Shinhan Financial Group, but Lee So-mi is still playing in a plain hat.




In the meantime, it's a welcome first win. The two will share $805,381 (about 1.1 billion won) in prize money. This competition is a two-man team system, so individual points such as world ranking and player of the year are not given, but it is also a big income to gain a two-year seed as it is an official LPGA tournament. He also increased his record of winning Korean players. After Kim A-rim, Kim Hyo-joo and Yoo Hae-ran this season, the two will be named the fourth LPGA winners of the season.

The two, who were one stroke behind the leader Lexy Thompson-Megan Kangjo until the 16th hole, tied the game with a birdie by Lee So-mi on the 17th hole. In that way, the two teams at 20-under par will be extended. The four-round four-ball match will be extended to four-ball. The first hole of the extension was the par-3 18th hole. The tee shot was closer to the hole cup by Thompson, but Isomido dropped the ball near the 2.5m hole. Im Jin-hee, who putt first, succeeded in this putt, and Megan Kang, who was nervous, missed the birdie putt, confirming the victory of the Im Jin-hee-Isomi group.

BTI power Lim Jin-hee, who was more powerful than BTS, made a major accident with Somi, and won her first LPGA title!
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After confirming her victory, Im Jin-hee said in an interview with a local broadcaster, `If I were alone, it would have been difficult to win.' `I will appear in this competition again next year", he expressed his feelings. Lee So-mi was also thrilled, saying, `We all had a tough rookie season last year, and I'm so happy to win this championship, and I can't believe it.'




Meanwhile, the two 'Long Hit Stars' Park Sung-hyun and Yoon Na-na, who made headlines by joining hands for a sluggish season rebound, finished tied for 18th place. He was tied for fourth, two strokes behind the lead until the third round, but only reduced two strokes in the final round, falling behind in the rankings with a final total of 13 under par.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.