Park Min-ji's 4th consecutive defeat in 5 consecutive losses that will go down in history is also a record from heaven.
Jun 08, 2025
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There was no reversal. Park Min-ji's record of five consecutive wins in a single tournament went up in smoke.
Park Min-ji showed sluggish performance with one over par in the final round of the KLPGA Tour Celltrion Queens Masters held at Sungmunan CC in Wonju, Gangwon-do on the 8th. He finished the game with a total of three under par in the third round and lost his dream of winning.
It was a contest for Park Min-ji. Park won the tournament for four consecutive years from 2021 to last year. The most consecutive wins in a single tournament in history were three consecutive wins set by the late Koo Ok-hee, Pak Se-ri, Kang Soo-yeon and Kim Hae-rim. Tiger Woods also has the highest record of four consecutive losses on the U.S. PGA Tour, and Annika Sorenstam's record of five consecutive losses on the LPGA Tour alone. Park Min-ji, who has already set a KLPGA record, was able to achieve the record of winning for five consecutive years, which is difficult for anyone to break if she wins this tournament. In addition, he was able to set the third record of 20 career wins after the late Koo Ok-hee and Shin Ji-ae.
Actually, Celltrion was not going to host this year's competition. Not only Celltrion, but also several companies have stopped holding competitions and sponsoring players due to the economic downturn. However, in the case of Celltrion, the tournament was declared in a surprise move at the end of April. There may have been many reasons, but one of the big reasons was to give Park Min-ji a chance to challenge for the fifth consecutive tournament. When Park Min-ji was also decided to hold the competition, "We thank Celltrion Chairman Seo Jeong-jin." expressed his will.
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However, Park Min-ji failed to reach the top in the first nine holes of the final round, making two bogeys and no birdies. Park Min-ji made her first birdie on the 12th hole, but she lost the number of strokes when she bogeyed the 13th hole right away. Still, he kept his last pride by catching a birdie on the last 18th hole.
After the round, Park said "It's too bad. It was not easy to lose five games in a row. Still, I think it's from heaven that he won four consecutive championships. The course and the timing of the competition were different for each competition. Still, I won the championship just in this competition. I won one last year, and it was the Celltrion competition. It was a tremendous experience. I think it's also great to lose four games in a row. When I won back-to-back games, other sisters cheered me on to break the record. So I want to send a message that I want my juniors to break my record quickly", he expressed his feelings.
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Finally, Park Min-ji said, `The shot was so good throughout the competition. However, it seems that 10 putts of one or two meters failed. The shots are good, so I think you can do well if you practice what you can't. I changed my putter ahead of this tournament, and from next week's tournament, I will go back to my old putter." The next tournament is the Korean Women's Open at Rainbow Hills CC. Park Min-ji will try to win the national title and win the title for the ninth consecutive season in this competition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.