Samcheonri World Go Ji-woo, Samcheonri Family Competition, beat Yoo Hyun-jo and won three games in total
Jun 29, 2025
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Ko Ji-woo, a member of Samcheon-ri, reported his third career win by beating Yoo Hyun-jo of the same team by two strokes.
Ko Ji-woo finished the wire-to-wire victory with a 5-under 67 with six birdies and one bogey in the third round of the KLPGA Tour McCall and Mona Yongpyeong Open (total prize money of 1 billion won) held at Birchhill Country Club (par 72, 6,429 yards) in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province on the 29th. Yoo Hyun-jo, a member of the same Samchully team, reduced the course record tie-in of 10 strokes on the day, and the two players from Samchully won the title and the runner-up with a final total of 21-under 195.
Ko Ji-woo, who tied for first place with 8-under 64 in the first round, also took the lead in the second round by recording 10-under 62 with 10 birdies, including 7 birdies in the first half alone, and achieving a course record alongside Kim Min-byeol.
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Ko Ji-woo, who won his first career victory at the event two years ago in 2023, once again lifted the trophy at the same venue in two years. It is the first win in a year following the High1 Resort Women's Open in July last year.
Ko Ji-woo, a native of Jeju Island, coincidentally swept all three wins at golf courses in mountainous Gangwon-do. In the winning interview, Ko Ji-woo emphasized that it was a coincidence, saying, `It happened somehow.'
a player called the 'Buddy Bomber' for his aggressive style. There was no violation of this tournament. With nine birdies in the first round, ten in the second round, and six in the third round, he made as many as 25 birdies. Prior to the tournament, Ko was the sole leader in birdies (158), the first in average birdies (4.1579), and the first in birdie rates (23.0994%).
Ko Ji-woo cruised to a smooth birdie march in the first half. He quickly reduced the number of pars by making birdies in the second hole (par 3), the third hole (par 5), the fifth hole (par 4), and the sixth hole (par 3).
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In the meantime, second-place Yoo Hyun-jo chased Ko Ji-woo scaryly. Ko Ji-woo, who allowed Yoo Hyun-jo to chase by two shots in the second half, tied his second shot to the side of the hole at the 13th (par 4) and the 16th (par 4) to secure a birdie to seal the victory. In particular, at the 16th hole, which decided to win the championship, "I have good memories in the second shot at the time of the championship. Just in time, the employee said that hole 16 was 'Kojiwoo hole', so I hit it with confidence, and there was a good result."
Ko Ji-woo, who reported his first win of the season after consistent performance this season, rose to fourth place in the grand prize point. It added 180 million won in prize money to jump to fourth place in the prize money ranking with accumulated prize money of 547.81 million won.
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"I came here with a good feeling because I won my first championship here at Birchhill, and I'm proud to win as well," he said. "There were a lot of people I was thankful for, but I was able to repay them, so I cried."Ko Ji-woo thanked his parents, directors and caddies, saying, "(Samcheonri) I heard Chairman Lee Man-deuk couldn't come because he had a back procedure. Thank you for your sincere consideration."
The Samcheonri Golf Club, which maintains a strong bond with a family-like atmosphere, visited the site without breaking the day and cheered its players.
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Ko Ji-won, the younger brother of the winner Ko Ji-woo, tied for 11th with Choi Ga-bin from the same Samchully at 14-under 202. Ko Ji-won celebrated her third win by spraying two water bottles on her sister's head. Another Samchully player, Lee Se-hee, tied for 17th with a 13-under 203.
Defending champion Park Hyun-kyung posted an 8-under 64 on the day, tied for 17th with a 13-under 203 total. Lee Ye-won, who has won the most games with three wins this season, tied for 35th with a final total of 8-under 208.
Photo provided = KLPGA
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
