Iron Man Lee Jung-hwan won the Genesis Championship Miraculous Rebellion with 1 billion won in prize money alone

Oct 26, 2025

Iron Man Lee Jung-hwan won the Genesis Championship Miraculous Rebellion with 1 billion won in prize money alone
Photo courtesy=KPGA



It's a drama that turns the tables on your life

'Iron Man' Lee Jung-hwan hit the jackpot. He gained a lot by winning the best competition in Korea 'Genesis Championship' co-hosted by the KPGA Tour and the DP World Tour.

Lee Jung-hwan hit 7 under par in the final round of the 2025 Genesis Championship held at Woojeong Hills Country Club in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do on the 26th, winning a dramatic come-from-behind victory with a total of 11 under par in the fourth round. a total of three wins. After winning the 2018 Golf Zone DYB Education Tour Championship, he took the top spot for the first time in seven years. In the meantime, he has only finished runner-up six times. He also became the eighth Korean player to win the DP World Tour event.




Perhaps because of the long wait, a huge gift was given. With this victory, Lee Jung-hwan will receive $680,000 in prize money and nearly KRW 1 billion in prize money in Hanwha. However, only half of the prize money earned is recognized in the KPGA Tour prize ranking tally.

It's not just the prize money. Lee Jung-hwan was given 1,300 KPGA Tour Genesis points and 835 DP World Tour Race to Dubai ranking points. Of course, the two-year seed for each tour will be acquired. In addition, the Genesis luxury car, the GV80, is a bonus.

Lee Jung-hwan hit four under par until the third round to start the final round tied for 12th place. Co-leader Michael Lindberg (Sweden) and Nacho Elvira (Spain) started at 8 under par, which was quite a big difference.




Iron Man Lee Jung-hwan won the Genesis Championship Miraculous Rebellion with 1 billion won in prize money alone
Photo courtesy=KPGA
However, Lee Jung-hwan did not give up and reduced the number of pars. Lee Jung-hwan was not intimidated by the difficult green and difficult pin positions in the final round. The more difficult the green was, the more opportunity for Lee Jung-hwan, whose main specialty was an officer, to beat the opponent. Each iron shot hit snuggled near the hole cup, and there was no big mistake in the putt.

Lee Jung-hwan finished with a final 11-under par by hitting 7-under par until the last 18th hole birdie. With co-leader Elvira chasing by one stroke, he made a tee shot mistake on the difficult 16th hole par 3 and seemed close to winning. However, Elvira's friendly par putt from outside the green was sucked into the hole cup, making it impossible to guarantee the championship.

However, Elvira made a bogey through the par-4 17th hole and effectively lost the chance to win the championship by two strokes with the final 18th hole remaining.




Iron Man Lee Jung-hwan won the Genesis Championship Miraculous Rebellion with 1 billion won in prize money alone
Photo courtesy=KPGA
Lee Jung-hwan, who did not relax by practicing shots until the end in the driving range, was happy to hug his caddies and officials after confirming that Seung-woon had come to him while watching Elvira's broadcast. And Elvira's second shot aimed at the par-5 18th hole's two-on fell into the hedge, confirming the final victory.

Among the Korean players, prospects Song Min-hyuk and Choi Seung-bin were listed in the top 10 as Korean players along with Lee Jung-hwan at 6 under par. Meanwhile, Lee Jung-hwan and Choi Seung-bin won the right to participate in the 「Genesis Scottish Open」. The two were ranked the same, but Choi Seung-bin, ranked 7th in Genesis points, was ahead of Song Min-hyuk, ranked 9th. The two people's joys and sorrows were mixed due to the difference in the rankings by two steps.

Kim Si-woo, who started the final round at 4 under par with Lee Jung-hwan, collapsed late in the round and ended up with an even par. Lim Sung-jae, who tied for the lead until the second round and collapsed after an unfair penalty decision in the third round, failed to reduce the number of pars in the final round.

Superstars Hideki Matsuyama and Adam Scott, who drew attention, also failed to stand out with one under par and one over par in the fourth round, respectively.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.