I'm very nervous, but my facial muscles...Hong Jung-min, who swings and swings with a poker face, finally becomes the top prize winner, tied for first place with three wins and multiple wins in the season

Oct 12, 2025

I'm very nervous, but my facial muscles...Hong Jung-min, who swings and swings with a poker face, finally becomes the top prize winner, tied for first place with three wins and multiple wins in the season
Hong Jung-min K-FOOD Nolbu/Fahmi Masters FR 2nd hole tee shot



Hong Jung-min (23, CJ) with a soft swing won again. He became the first champion of the new tournament, tied for first place with multiple wins for the third time of the season, and also ranked first in the prize money, his goal of the season.

Hong Jung-min shot a 3-under 69 with four birdies and one bogey in the final third round of the KLPGA Tour K-Food Nolbu and Hwami Masters (total prize money of 1.2 billion won) held at 88 Country Club (par 72, 6,748 yards) in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province on the 12th. Hong Jung-min, who recorded a total of 12-under 204 on the third day, beat second-place Seo Kyo-rim (19, Samchully) by one stroke to win the championship. Following the KLPGA Championship, a major tournament in May, and the MediHill and Hankook Ilbo Championship in August, it is the third win of the season and the fourth win in total. Having secured 216 million won in prize money, he jumped from fourth place to first place in the prize money rankings at once, narrowly beating Noh Seung-hee with total prize money of 1.29 billion won for the season.

I'm very nervous, but my facial muscles...Hong Jung-min, who swings and swings with a poker face, finally becomes the top prize winner, tied for first place with three wins and multiple wins in the season
Seo Kyorim K-FOOD Nolbu/Fami Masters FR 2nd hole tee shot
Hong Jung-min, who started the final round with a one-shot lead, had to shake off the fierce chase of scary rookie Seo Kyo-rim, who played together in the championship group.




Seo Kyo-rim, who saved two strokes, tied for the lead with Hong Jung-min at 10 under par with a birdie at the 6th hole (par 4).

But Hong Jeong-min was not shaken. At least it looked like that, as far as the expression. He made a birdie on the par-5 eighth hole to push back Seo Kyo-rim. To make matters worse, Seo Kyo-rim made a bogey with a three-putt on the ninth hole (par 4) and was pushed back by two strokes.

Hong Jung-min seemed to start the second half leisurely by catching a birdie in the first hole (par 4) of the second half and spreading it by three strokes. However, Hong Jung-min's internal crisis began in the second half. After missing a 1.5m short birdie putt on the 13th hole (par 3), he made his first bogey as his second shot went behind the green on the 14th hole (par 4).
I'm very nervous, but my facial muscles...Hong Jung-min, who swings and swings with a poker face, finally becomes the top prize winner, tied for first place with three wins and multiple wins in the season
Gallery Hong Jeong-min K-FOOD Nolbu/Fami Masters FR No. 3
It was still two shots away from second-place Seo Kyo-rim, but the struggle with him continued.

After winning the championship, Hong Jung-min said in a broadcast interview, `After watching, the flow was not good, so I was very disturbed psychologically. As the accuracy of the shot decreased, the chances of birdies decreased, which made me more nervous." He was not sure of winning the championship. He explained the secret, "It was well done to try to protect it with a lot of wind." The master of easy swings who goes far even though he's relaxed and tapped with a calm expression all the time. Asked about the poker face, Hong Jung-min said, `I tend to be nervous, but I think that's what my facial muscles are like"I think I became a poker face because I couldn't check the leaderboard."

Hong Jung-min's tuk-tuk swing, which gave him a career high season, was a solution he found after great pain. After winning the Doosan Match Play Championship in 2022, he found a solution by giving up his sexual obsession and greed for strong swings after experiencing difficult times secretly due to stress-induced autonomic nervous system abnormalities, panic disorders, and allergic reactions until last year. The current comfortable and soft swing mechanism, which seems to be flowing water, has been completed. The green accuracy and putter improved with sufficient distance, and it was able to reach the highest rank this season.

I'm very nervous, but my facial muscles...Hong Jung-min, who swings and swings with a poker face, finally becomes the top prize winner, tied for first place with three wins and multiple wins in the season
Hong Jung-min K-FOOD Nolbu and Hwami Masters FR No.1 Fairway Bunker Shot
It has already made great achievements, but there is no satisfaction. "My goal this season is to become the top prize winner. Hong Jung-min, who said, `My goal to participate in the Olympics remains unchanged,' said, `I want to win another championship by raising my concentration in a few competitions. "I'm in better condition than ever, so I'll be able to do it enough."




Seo Kyo-rim, who competed for the championship by making Hong Jung-min nervous, ranked third in the Rookie of the Year point with her best debut performance as an 11-under-par solo runner-up. Park Joo-young, who cut five strokes with five birdies, finished third at 10-under par, and Lee Da-yeon, Song Eun-ah and Yoo Hyun-jo tied for fourth at 9-under par, respectively.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.