I wasn't nervous The thrilling drama of the adventurer Bang Shin-sil, achieved two wins in the season and four wins in total
Jul 13, 2025
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The next hole, the par-3 16th hole. The tee shot in the room was short. He left about 11 meters to the hole. Kim Min-ju, who watched this, hit it a little longer, leaving about 5m. He had a birdie chance to take the lead again. However, with a slightly strong stroke, the ball passed the hole 1.2 meters. Even the par putt, which was slightly rushed, turned away from the hole. The moment Buddy Chance turns into a bogey.
Bang Shin-sil, who calmly put a long putt next to the hole and finished with a par, took the lead by one stroke. Bang Shin-sil, who gained momentum, birdied the second shot next to the hole at the 17th hole (par 4), and widened the gap by two strokes. It was the moment when I booked a great victory.
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In the final fourth round of the KLPGA Tour High1 Resort Women's Open (total prize money of 1 billion won) held at High1 Country Club (par 72) in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do on the 13th, Bang Shin-sil recorded 68 strokes by reducing four strokes with five birdies and one bogey, and won the final round by three strokes with a total of 14-under 274. It was his second win this season after Nexen and the St. Nine Masters, and his fourth career win. With this victory, Bang Shin-sil was listed on the list of multiple winners for the second time this season after Lee Ye-won.
Bang Shin-sil, who started the final round in the championship group in second place, two strokes behind the leader Kim Min-ju, reduced two strokes in the first half, but slowed down by making a bogey on the 10th hole (par 4), the first hole in the second half. However, he recovered with a birdie on the next hole, the 11th hole (par 5), and continued his two-shot pursuit.
Kim Min-joo made a bogey on the 12th hole (par 4), narrowing the gap to one stroke, and Bang Shin-sil made a birdie on the 15th hole, which was the match point, and pressed Kim Min-joo hard.
After the competition, Bang Shin-sil said, `I didn't know I would win. I did my best to play until the end, but I'm happy that it led to a good result." After competing in the championship group with Kim Min-ju, he said, "I was not as nervous as I thought in the field. As I focused on my play more than other players, I was able to finish without much collapse"As the weather got hotter from the last competition, I increased the iron loft by 1 degree, and the distance became constant, leading to good results."
The KLPGA will start a two-week break until the end of this month. Bang Shin-sil, who won the championship ahead of the honey-flavored break, said "We plan to supplement the physical part, supplement the short game putting, and prepare for the second half of the competition."
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Park Hyun-kyung and Kim So-yi cut three shots side by side to tie for fourth with 10-under 278 and Sung Yoo-jin, who cut four shots, tied for sixth with Kim Soo-ji and Hwang Min-jeong with 9-under 279.
Yoo Hyun-jo, who recorded even par on the day, tied for ninth place with Lee Je-young and rookie No. 1 Kim Si-hyun at 8-under 280, making it to the top 10 for the seventh consecutive tournament. The longest consecutive top 10 record in KLPGA Tour history was recorded by Ko Woo-soon (1989) and Han Myung-hyun Kang Yeon-soon (1985).
Defending champion Ko Ji-woo cut four shots and finished the tournament tied for 18th with a final 5-under 283.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
