Park Minji "Wire-to-Wire Title Defense"... Lee Jeongeun6 Again 2nd Place

MBN Women's Open Final Day 4-Under Par '2-Stroke Victory', Kim Hyo-joo 3rd, 'Top Earner' Park Hyun-kyung Tied 10th

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] Park Min-ji (22, NH Investment & Securities) successfully defended her title.

On the 16th, at the Daeyu Montvert Golf Club in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province (par 72, 6,525 yards), the KLPGA Tour Daeyu Winia MBN Women's Open (total prize money 700 million KRW) concluded. On the final day, she added 5 birdies and 1 bogey for a 4-under-par round, securing a 2-stroke victory (13-under-par 203). She led from the first day, achieving a special "wire-to-wire" win. This marks her second consecutive win at this tournament and her fourth career victory, with a winner's prize of 140 million KRW.

Park Min-ji earned her full KLPGA Tour membership by winning the team event at the 2016 World Team Amateur Championship. She entered the tour in 2017 by finishing 8th in the qualifying tournament and immediately made waves by winning the Samchully Together Open in April. In November 2018, she secured her second win at the ADT Caps event. This time, her strong finish stood out, including "stepping stone birdies" on the 15th and 17th holes, tying with Lee Jeong-eun6 (24, Daebang Construction) late in the round. She expressed her ambition, saying her goal for the second half of the year is to win a major.

Lee Jeong-eun6 finished in 2nd place (11-under-par 205), marking her second consecutive runner-up finish following the Jeju Samdasoo Masters two weeks ago. Kim Hyo-joo (25, Lotte), Jang Ha-na (28, BC Card), Choi Ye-rim (21, Hite Jinro), and Koo Rae-hyun (20, Dongbu Construction) tied for 3rd place (10-under-par 206). Park Hyun-kyung (20, Korea Land & Trust), who leads the money rankings, improved by 3 strokes but remained tied for 10th place (8-under-par 208). Shin Ji-ae (32) finished tied for 41st (3-under-par 213).

Lee Jeong-eun 6 is examining the putting line on the 10th hole on the final day of the MBN Women's Open. Photo by KLPGA

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