It's okay if you don't win. "Do everything you want to do as a professional baseball player." The first win of the season in 336 days.

Aug 03, 2025

It's okay if you don't win. 'Do everything you want to do as a professional baseball player.' The first win of the season in 336 days.
Bae So-hyun 2025 Aurora World Ladies Championship FR No. 1 tee shot



Bae So-hyun (32, Mediheel), a golfer of tenacity, has achieved four wins in 336 days.

Bae So-hyun shot a 5-under 67 in the final fourth round of the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour Aurora World Ladies Championship (total prize money of 1 billion won) at Aurora Golf & Resort (par 72, 6509 yards) in Wonju, Gangwon-do on the 3rd, reducing five strokes with five birdies without a bogey. Bae So-hyun, who had a total of 19-under 269 for four days, beat Sung Yu-jin Ko Ji-won (18-under 270), who tied for second, by one stroke to win the upset championship.

It was his first win this season and his fourth win in 336 days since the 13th KG Ladies Open, which ended on September 1 last year. Bae So-hyun, who became the first champion of the new competition, secured 180 million won in prize money.




Bae So-hyun, who won her first career victory at the age of 30 at the 12th E1 Charity Open in May last year, spent her best season since her debut, tying for the most wins of the season with three wins in August and the KG Ladies Open in September.

2025 season with new main sponsor Mediheal in high expectations. However, the first championship did not come out quickly. There were only two top-10 finishes.

Bae So-hyun, who was on the rise early last month, tied for third place in the Lotte Open and recorded her best performance this season, will overcome the burden of winning this tournament and try to win multiple games.




Bae So-hyun, who said in a broadcast interview, "'I had a little difficult first half of the year, but I'm very happy that I've been waiting for the win.'" "I had a meal separately with the new sponsor, Medi Hill Chairman Kwon Oh-seop after the U.S. Open, and the chairman said 'It's okay not to win the championship. Don't get hurt and do whatever you want to do. I think I was able to win because of that. Thank you very much for the chairman's consideration."
It's okay if you don't win. 'Do everything you want to do as a professional baseball player.' The first win of the season in 336 days.
Bae So-hyun 2025 Aurora World Ladies Championship FR 9th hole saving holeout.
It's okay if you don't win. 'Do everything you want to do as a professional baseball player.' The first win of the season in 336 days.
Bae So-hyun 2025 Aurora World Ladies Championship FR 9th hole putting
In fact, Bae So-hyun overcame the pressure of the bloody competition with boldness.

Bae So-hyun, who finished the final round in second place by one stroke, reduced three strokes with three birdies in the first half and tied for the lead with Sung Yoo-jin at 17 under par in the second half.

Bae So-hyun took the lead in the 14th hole (par 4) by putting his second shot at a distance of about 4 meters to grab a birdie. Driving the momentum, he put a tee shot 160 meters away from the 15th hole (par 3) next to the hole 2.5 meters, and ran away by two strokes amid birdies in two consecutive holes to win the game.




But I couldn't let my guard down until the end. Sung Yoo-jin pressed by one stroke with a bold attack on the 17th hole (par 3) by putting it next to the hole 2.5m. Bae So-hyun, who calmly saved a tee shot miss that fell on the slope of the hazard side in the same hole, did not tremble until the last minute.

In the 18th hole (par 4), the second shot from the rough passed more than 14 meters through the hole, facing a crisis once again. After Sung Yu-jin failed to make a birdie putt, Bae So-hyun calmly put a long putt on the 1.7m point of the hole and succeeded in a winning par putt to complete her first win of the season.

Bae So-hyun made a mistake yesterday for a shorter birdie putt due to the wrong setup. I vowed not to miss this in future rounds, but I was able to save even the last Papert because of yesterday's miss," he said with a big smile.
It's okay if you don't win. 'Do everything you want to do as a professional baseball player.' The first win of the season in 336 days.
It's okay if you don't win. 'Do everything you want to do as a professional baseball player.' The first win of the season in 336 days.
Seong Yu-jin 2025 Aurora World Ladies Championship FR No. 9 Buddy Holout
Ko Ji-won (21, Samcheon-ri), who was aiming for his first career victory by one stroke until the third round, started happily with two birdies until the fourth hole, but gave up the lead with two bogeys. Although he fell to third place, he promised tomorrow with his best performance after his debut, in which he tied for second place with Sung Yu-jin (25, Daebang Construction) with birdies in the last 16, 17, and 18 holes.
It's okay if you don't win. 'Do everything you want to do as a professional baseball player.' The first win of the season in 336 days.
Seong Yu-jin Bae So-hyun Go Ji-won 2025 Aurora World Ladies Championship FR No. 1 hole
It's okay if you don't win. 'Do everything you want to do as a professional baseball player.' The first win of the season in 336 days.
Ko Jiwoo 2025 Aurora World Ladies Championship FR No. 1 Iron Shot
Kim Soo-ji, who cut seven strokes with one eagle and five birdies, finished fourth at 16-under par, while Lee Ye-won, the leader of the season's prize money and grand prize points, tied for fifth with Park Ji-young and Noh Seung-hee at 15-under 273. Ko Ji-won's older sister Ko Ji-woo tied for 10th with 13-under 275, making the sisters' first side-by-side top 10.

The KLPGA Tour, which finished its first half of the year after the competition, will begin its second half with the 12th Jeju Samdasoo Masters, which will open on Jeju Island on the 7th.



Photo provided = KLPGA



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.