Lee Tae-hee 'Marching Toward 2 Consecutive Wins'... "This Time's Target is No. 1 in the Category"

Hazzys Golf KPGA Open Launch: 'Order of Merit Leader' Lee Soo-min Competes for Individual Titles with 'Prize Money Leader' Kim Sung-hyun

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] 'Maekyung Open Champ' Lee Tae-hee (36ㆍphoto) has embarked on a 'two consecutive wins march.'

The HAZZYS Golf KPGA Open (total prize money 500 million KRW), part of the Korean Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Korean Tour, is being held on the 27th at Ildong Lake Golf Club Hill-Mountain Course (par 72ㆍ7,209 yards) in Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do. Currently ranked 2nd in both the Player of the Year and prize money standings, this tournament offers Lee a chance to leap to 1st place with a single victory ? a 'hunt for three rabbits.' 'Player of the Year leader' Lee Soo-min (27) and 'prize money leader' Kim Sung-hyun (22) have thrown their hats into the ring, setting up a fierce competition for individual titles.

Lee Tae-hee is riding high after successfully defending his title at the Maekyung Open, which concluded on the 23rd ? the first-ever title defense in the tournament's history. This time, he aims to challenge another remarkable record: winning two consecutive tournaments for the first time in 5 years and 10 months since Park Sang-hyun (37ㆍDong-A Pharmaceutical) won the Biner-Fine Ries Open in August 2014 and the KJ Invitational in October of the same year. "Although there were some fluctuations early in the season, I have recently found my shot rhythm," he expressed confidently.

For Lee Soo-min and Kim Sung-hyun, the winner's prize of 100 million KRW and 1,000 Player of the Year points are extremely important. Last year's Player of the Year Moon Kyung-jun (38ㆍHusem), and the two-time consecutive Player of the Year winners in 2016-2017, Choi Jin-ho (36ㆍHyundai Steel) and Kim Kyung-tae (34), have also joined the race for the championship. Hwang Jae-min (34) and Jeon Ga-ram (25ㆍVolvik), the 'Pocheon men,' are dark horses. Hwang Jae-min, in particular, is hoping for a special connection, having spent six years as a trainee at Ildong Lake starting in 2005.

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