You said you were going to win, but you're really doing it. Bacchus' fantastic clutch putt, and 6 billion in total prize money is just around the corner.
Nov 09, 2025
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Park Sang-hyun's true value was revealed during crisis and clutch situations. So maybe he can continue to leave his name as the main character of the KPGA's career.
Veteran Park Sang-hyun lifted the championship cup of the last tournament of the KPGA season and won 'the beauty of the species'.
Park Sang-hyun won the KPGA Tour Championship in JEJU's final round at Teddy Valley Golf & Resort in Seogwipo, Jeju on the 9th, making a dramatic birdie putt on the 18th hole and winning the fourth round with a total of 11 under par. After winning the Dong-A Membership Group Open this season, he will finish 2025 with two wins this season. If he recorded 14 wins in his KPGA career and two wins in the Japanese tour, he will achieve his personal record of 16 wins. With this victory, the prize money of 220 million won will be in hand, and the total prize money will be increased to 5,893,724,057 won.
Park Sang-hyun finished the first and second rounds tied for the lead. After the first round, he said, "I have a feeling that I can win two or three times a year. I've already used my energy once when the Dong-A membership group opened, and I feel strongly about it this time." Even after the second round "I have a good shot. The feeling of winning is valid."
However, he slowed down in the third round. Junior players such as Jang Hee-min and Lim Ye-taek were only 1 under par. He entered the final round two shots behind the two co-players.
Champion groups Jang Hee-min, Lim Ye-taek, and Choi Chan collapsed after failing to overcome the pressure early from the first half. The previous groups Park Sang-hyun, Lee Tae-hee, and Kim Dong-min became the champion group. The weather was sunny in the final round, but Jeju's tremendous wind was grumpy. If the environment was favorable to the experienced Park Sang-hyun and Lee Tae-hee, it was the environment. You shouldn't be greedy and overdoing it. I had to keep it.
If Park Sang-hyun edged ahead, Lee Tae-hee and Kim Dong-min seemed to be chasing. Park Sang-hyun maintained a one-stroke gap with Lee Tae-hee by making consecutive par saves with the most difficult driving iron tee shots at the 15th and 16th holes due to the narrow fairways.
The last hurdle came at the par-3 17th hole. While Lee Tae-hee put the ball on the green, it was pushed to the right of Park Sang-hyun's tee shot. The approach to the trouble shot situation was short, and the putt was short, so it was a view through. Lee Tae-hee and Lee Tae-hee are tied.
However, heaven did not abandon Park Sang-hyun, who had a feeling of winning. Lee Tae-hee's ball, who birdied the 18th hole and hit a tee shot first, went to the bunker on the right side. Park Sang-hyun, who took a tee shot after seeing this, was able to feel at ease. In fact, Hole 18 is a hole where all players seek birdies because the fairway is wide and short. Park Sang-hyun's tee shot went to the middle of the fairway.
Park Sang-hyun's second shot was posted about 4.5 meters to the left of the pin. Lee Tae-hee's putt from the bunker was very short. Park Sang-hyun could hope for Lee Tae-hee's putt mistake even if he only put it on the hole. However, Park Sang-hyun did not need such luck. I put the putt on the slice line as it is. After confirming that the ball went into the hole cup, they cheered wildly. He only reduced one shot on the day, which was a really precious one.
The veteran's feeling that he had a feeling of winning, it fit fantastically. It was a dramatic win.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
