If I hadn't played golf, I would have made more money, but I want to win with the spirit of Hungry, which is full of signs of reversal
Jul 16, 2025
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At the end of the first half of the KPGA Tour in the 2025 season, the name 'Jeon Jae-han' was often spotted at the top of the tournament leaderboard.
Jeon Jae-han finished the first half of the year by showing his potential to enter the top 5 for two consecutive tournaments, including 4th place in the 68th KPGA Championship with A-ONE CC and joint 5th place in the KPGA Gunsan CC Open.
Jeon Jae-han said, `I always aim to win in every competition I participate in"I want to continue the good trend in the first half of the year and win in the second half of the year." expressed his determination.
Jeon Jae-han's rise this season is unusual. A number of key indicators are telling. Currently, Genesis ranks 10th (1630.20 points) and 14th (166.28 million won) in prize money. It hit 'Career High', surpassing KRW 129,975,435 in 2020, which was the season of the highest personal prize money. In addition, he ranked fourth (1.74 putts) in average number of putts and third (4.35 birdies) in average number of birdies, ranking at the top.
Jeon Jae-han said "Looking back, the tee shot was good. There was no big mistake because the direction was good"I kept my putt constant in every tournament, and thanks to this, I got many birdie opportunities."I looked back.
Jeon has participated in eight competitions this season. From the opening game to the 'KPGA Classic', he failed to make the cut for three consecutive tournaments, but succeeded in passing the cut for five consecutive tournaments from the joint 8th place of the 'SK Telecom Open' to the 'KPGA Gunsan CC Open'.
Jeon Jae-han responded, "I had a good sense of shots at the beginning of the season, but I couldn't take advantage of the opportunity because I couldn't catch the flow"SK Telecom Open"Due to bad weather, I played 36 holes in two rounds a day, 5 under par for each round. Since then, I have gained faith and confidence in my play."
Jeon Jae-han wrote down a brilliant history when he was an amateur. He moved to Malaysia in 1994, started playing golf at the age of eight, and moved to Australia in 2004 to achieve his dream of becoming a golfer. In 2008, he attended Northwestern University in the U.S. and played as a member of the school's golf team. He finished runner-up in the 2009 `Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship" and qualified for the 2010"D-Open" qualifying tournament, before passing the preliminary round and staging the 'D-Open" event. When he was a junior and amateur, he collected more than 40 trophies.
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In his first year of debut, he tied for second place in the Hyundai Marine Choi Kyung-ju Invitational, and had a successful debut season. However, there were consecutive slumps in 2022 and 2023 and eventually lost the seed after the end of the 2023 season.
In 2024, he played in the KPGA Challenge Tour and won the title in the '6th edition of the tournament.' In November, he tied for 22nd place in the 'KPGA Tour QT' and secured the KPGA Tour seed in the 2025 season and returned to the KPGA Tour stage.
Jeon Jae-han said, `At that time, I was disappointed and had a lot of regrets about myself. But I used it as a blessing in disguise opportunity. "I lacked effort and understanding of my play. While playing the Challenge Tour and the Screen Golf G Tour, I did a lot of research on how to do it well" he said.
Then "I think I used to blindly believe in my feelings and abilities. But last year, I started to rebuild the basics" and focused on the process rather than the result. I made a habit of constantly researching and training and enjoyed these things. have been a great help this year", he explained.
Jeon Jae-han's goal in the second half of the year is his first win on the KPGA Tour.
Jeon Jae-han took a break for about a week after completing the 'KPGA Gunsan CC Open" and went back to practice hardAfter laughing ",I'm also training my physical strength and looking back on what needs to be supplemented. In the second half of the year, he expressed his will to work with the spirit of Hungary.
Lastly, Jeon Jae-han "It's been nearly 28 years since I started playing golf. I still love golf. In fact, I could have made more money if I had gone the other way," he said, laughing. "It's really fun to practice and go to the competition. The goal is to continue to enjoy golf."
Meanwhile, Jeon Jae-han worked with actor Lee Ji-hoon as a caddie from 'Baek Song Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open' to '68th KPGA Championship with A-ONE CC'.
Jeon Jae-han said, "We met for the first time at a golf event. My brother loves golf so much that I decided to caddie him. "I felt like we were having a good time together, but he was so good to me. In the second half of the year, an acquaintance will be in charge."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
