Dong-eun and I are so close... The winner of the longest batter face-off is Bang Shin-sil, the first winner from an OK scholarship student → tied for the most wins

Sep 14, 2025

Dong-eun and I are so close... The winner of the longest batter face-off is Bang Shin-sil, the first winner from an OK scholarship student → tied for the most wins
BTS OK Savings Bank



Yesterday's dream tree became today's star.

Bang Shin-sil (21), a former OK scholarship student, defeated Lee Dong-eun in the 「Long-handed one-two-punch face-off" to win three games of the season and five wins in total.

Bang Shin-sil won the final round of the KLPGA Tour OK Savings Bank Eutman Open (total prize money of 1 billion won) at Adonis Country Club (par 72, 6,598 yards) in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province on the 14th, reducing five shots with six birdies and one bogey, beating her friend Lee Dong-eun (14-under 202) by one stroke.




It is his third win of the season following the Nexen and St. Nine Masters in April and the High1 Resort Women's Open in July. Bang Shin-sil, who has reached the top of his career high season by achieving his second three wins this season following Lee Ye-won, is seeking to win a major championship in the second half of the year.

Bang Shin-sil, who was ranked fifth in the prize money rankings, added 180 million won in prize money to narrow the gap with fourth-place Lee Ye-won to 869,821,420 won. The target point (407) jumped from 6th to 2nd place.

It was twice as meaningful as the winner was from the host OK scholarship student.
Dong-eun and I are so close... The winner of the longest batter face-off is Bang Shin-sil, the first winner from an OK scholarship student → tied for the most wins
BTS OK Savings Bank
In a broadcast interview after the game, Bang Shin-sil said, "Thank you to KB Financial Group Chairman Yang Jong-hee and his family for their support without any change." and then "I heard that it was the first time for a scholarship student to win the championship when I was in the sixth term of the OK scholarship student." It's an honor and it's even more meaningful,' he said, expressing his gratitude to the host company OK Financial Group.

Bang Shin-sil and Lee Dong-eun, who divide the world as long hitters representing the KLPGA, competed for the championship in the final round as joint first place. The winning outline was rarely revealed until the second half of the game. The Bang Shin-sil continued its fierce competition by maintaining a tie with Lee Dong-eun until the 16th hole.

The watershed was 155m 17th hole (par 3).

Bang Shin-sil took a one-shot lead by attaching a nice clutch tee shot to within 1 meter of the hole to grab a birdie. Bang Shin-sil, who defended the fairway at the 18th hole (par 4), was not swayed by Lee Dong-eun's good shot, which put his second shot on the rough 1.2 meters next to the hole. He put his second shot, which was 92 meters away, on the 1.5 meters mark, and connected the birdie to the champion putt to secure the championship.
Dong-eun and I are so close... The winner of the longest batter face-off is Bang Shin-sil, the first winner from an OK scholarship student → tied for the most wins
Go to OK Savings Bank, Open FR No. 1 tee shot
Dong-eun and I are so close... The winner of the longest batter face-off is Bang Shin-sil, the first winner from an OK scholarship student → tied for the most wins
Park Sung-hyun OK Savings Bank Open FR 5th hole second shot
The 17th hole tee shot and the 18th hole second shot put on the hole produced results with confidence concentration without hesitation. He looked like a fighter.

"The 17th hole shot was the winning shot. Bang Shin-sil, who said, `I just focused on shots without getting nervous,' said of his best performance this season `I feel like I'm growing every year as a whole. Short games and putting have improved a lot this year. Through her experience in the LPGA, she has broadened her horizons and improved her short game.

Due to the nature of the course with many holes bending to the right, the Bangshinsil, which uses draw shots, could be disadvantageous. But the chamber said "It was visually inconvenient, but I trusted myself, looked to the right, and made sure to draw." He then confessed, "(Lee) Dong-eun and I were so close and had a lot of experience playing together, so I played while enjoying it."

Following the runner-up Lee Dong-eun, Sung Yu-jin (12-under-par), Kang Ga-yul (11-under-par), and Park Chu-young (10-under-par), who were reduced by five shots each, ranked 3, 4, and 5th, respectively. Yoo Hyun-jo, who won the KB Financial Star Championship for the second consecutive year last week, tied for ninth with 6-under 210. Park Sung-hyun, who is active in the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, tied for 16th with 5 under par.

Dong-eun and I are so close... The winner of the longest batter face-off is Bang Shin-sil, the first winner from an OK scholarship student → tied for the most wins
Kim Sung-hyun No. 1 driver tee shot
Meanwhile, at the Shinhan Donghae Open (total prize money of 1.5 billion won) on the Korean Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour held at Jack Nicklaus Korea Golf Club (par 72) in Incheon on the same day, Kazuki Higa of Japan reduced four shots in the final round to win his second title of the Japanese professional golf tour season with a final total of 18-under 270.

Taehoon Lee (Canada) tied for second (17 under par), and Kim Sung-hyun, who cut eight strokes to eight birdies alone, ranked sixth, the highest among Korean players, with 15 under par.

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Photo courtesy = KLPGA, KPGA



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.