Will Jeon Ga-ram be able to achieve a miracle that hasn't existed in 37 years? I want to be the main character of history after winning two consecutive KPGA championships
Jun 09, 2025
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Jeon Ga-ram won the 67th KPGA Championship with A-ONE CC (hereinafter referred to as the KPGA Championship) held last year, achieving three career wins.
Jeon Ga-ram won the prize money of 300 million won at the time, as well as five years of tour seed and a permanent right to the KPGA Championship. In addition, Jeon Ga-ram was listed as the 46th player to win the KPGA Championship, which has continued for 67 years.
Jeon Ga-ram said, `I think it is still an honor to win the title 'Champion' at the KPGA Championship', which boasts the best history in our country"Often look back on the game at the time. "When I see the moment when I win the championship and perform the ceremony, I sometimes feel the thrill all over my body," he said.
Jeon Ga-ram made his KPGA Tour debut in 2016. Since 2017, the second year of his debut, he has attracted attention by winning more than 100 million won in prize money for the season. It won its first victory in 2018 '14th DB Insurance Promy Open' and added a win in 2019 '2nd Huons Elavier Celebrity Proam'.
Jeon Ga-ram, who had a 'career high' season last year, got married and started this season enthusiastically. However, he failed to make the cut in the first two tournaments in a row, and is sluggish except for joint fourth place in the 67th Korean Open. Last week's 'Baeksong Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open' also failed to make the cut.
Jeon Ga-ram "Actually, he swung ahead of this season and made a difference to the club. There was a trial and error. It's not 100% yet, but I'm getting used to it. It seems like it's going to work or not. When you have a good feeling, you definitely get the play you want. "It won't take long to find your place as you're practicing a lot."
"In fact, the goal I really want to achieve this year is to defend the title at the 'KPGA Championship', so I focused on this tournament and prepared for the season. I didn't know much at the beginning of the season, but as the competition approaches, it may not be easy to achieve a `second consecutive championship' ``````````````````````````````````````````. It's that difficult, but I want to do it and become the main character of history," he said.
If Jeon Ga-ram lifts the trophy, he will become the first player in 37 years to win two consecutive KPGA Championship titles. The most recent player to win the KPGA Championship for two consecutive years was Choi Yoon-soo (77), who won consecutive tournaments in 1987 and 1988.
Meanwhile, since its debut as Korea's first professional golf tournament in June 1958, the "KPGA Championship" has been going on for a year. It is the competition with the longest history in Korea.
The 68th competition will be held at A1CC in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do for four days from the 19th to the 22nd, with a total prize money of 1.6 billion won and a total prize money of 320 million won. 156 players will participate and will be played in a 72-hole stroke play method in the fourth round. The winner of the tournament will be given 1,300 points for Genesis and five years of KPGA Tour seeds.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
