I'm going to hit the record hard because it's meant to be broken Park Min-ji's special determination to challenge Korean golf history and face 5 consecutive wins in a single tournament
Jun 04, 2025
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Park Min-ji will challenge for the first time in a row at the KLPGA Tour '2025 Celltrion Queen's Masters' (total prize money of 1.2 billion won and winning prize money of 216 million won) at Sungmunan (par 72, 6494 yards) located in Wonju, Gangwon-do, for three days from the 6th.
Park Min-ji won the tournament in 2021 and won the championship for four consecutive years until last year. Attention is focusing on whether the team will succeed in '5 consecutive losses in a single tournament', an unprecedented record in the history of domestic golf. The fifth consecutive victory in a single tournament is a huge milestone achieved by Annika Sorenstam alone throughout the world's professional golf tour.
Park Min-ji said, "'5 consecutive losses in a single competition' is a precious and honorable opportunity that will not come again.'" "Since I believe records are meant to be broken, I will try my best to enjoy this situation and play as hard as I can." expressed a bold determination. On the changed course, Park said, `When I won my first competition, the course was the Seoullo Country Club. The next year, the course was changed to Seolhaewon and won. Rather than worrying about the course, it's more about whether I can overcome the pressure and play my own game." Then "Seongmunan has a lot of undulations on the course itself, the fairway is narrow, and the green is a tricky course." Two years ago, the 11th E1 Charity Open' was held in the gate, and I remember losing the cut"I think iron shots and putts will be the key in this competition. I will sharpen my iron shots and putts as much as possible before the competition begins," he stressed. Finally, Park Min-ji said, `I have not won since this competition last year, so I desperately want to win. If the desired victory comes this week, I think I'll lose five games in a row and kill two birds with one stone," he said with a smile.
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Lee Ye-won, who has built a solo system by sweeping three wins from the beginning of the season, is aiming for his fourth win of the season, which is his personal record.
Park Hyun-kyung, Hong Jung-min, Kim Min-sun 7, Bang Shin-sil, Kim Min-ju and Park Bo-gyeom, who each have one win, threw their hat in the ring to join the second multi-winner this season.
Ji Han-sol and Ko Ji-woo, who have not won, have been consistently performing, are ready to win the season's horse race. Lee Chae-eun, who has competed for the championship in the past two competitions, is once again trying to win her first career championship.
Noh Seung-hee, Madasom, and Hwang Yoo-min, who participated in the U.S. Women's Open last week and experienced major stages, are expected to heat up the competition for the championship.
The rookie players' fierce competition for the rookie award is also interesting. While Kim Si-hyun, a former member of the national team, leads the race for the Rookie of the Year, Jung Ji-hyo and Song Eun-ah are trailing by a small margin.
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If Kim Hee-ji breaks the 6-under 66 course record recorded in the second round of the '11th E1 Charity Open" in the 2023 season, 'HDC 90-hole golf round voucher' worth 5 million won will be provided, and 'Kojima Small Massager SET' worth 1 million won will be provided to the player who recorded the Daily Best.
Players who record a hole-in-one in the gate, which does not allow a single hole-in-one, will be given a 'Kojima Kaiser Double Massage Chair' (for the first time in Hole 6), 'Koreyful Premium Putter' (for the first time in Hole 8), 'Duciana Luxury Bed' (for the first time in Hole 12), and 'Bentz E200 AV' (for the first time in Hole 15), which is worth 70 million won, provided by The Class Hyosung.
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On the 5th, when the official practice day takes place, Celltrion executives and employees will hold a 「Queens Plogging Event" to protect the health and environment of the Earth around Sammaru Park to mark Environment Day (June 5). During the competition, a diffuser using waste vials will be produced in Hall 9 and an eco-friendly program called QueensGreen will be held to the gallery.
From the 7th to the 8th, the 「Queens Golf Camp & Escort Kids」 will be held for girls in the 3rd to 6th grades of elementary school. The selected nine elementary school students will be given opportunities to observe the competition and take KLPGA one-point lessons, as well as golf etiquette education and 18th hole Marshall work experience.
For the gallery, in Hall 13, drinks are provided free of charge at the Queen's Cafe, which can be used by athletes and galleries together.
Various gallery Plaza events will be held, including player fan signing events, local resident certification events, winner guessing, Celltrion Photo Challenge, Lucky Dice and Manbo Challenge. Meanwhile, generous gallery prizes such as massage chairs, massagers, putters, and favorite foods are also on the line.
Photo provided = KLPGA
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.