'Prize Money No.1' Kim Tae-hoon "Marching Toward 2 Consecutive Wins"..."This Time's Target is Grand Prize No.1"
Bizplay Electronic Newspaper Open Invitation Champ Challenge, Lee Chang-woo "Competing for 1st Place Grand Prize," Jo Min-gyu and Moon Kyung-jun Join
[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] "This time, the target is the number one in the Order of Merit."
It is the 'back-to-back victory march' of Kim Tae-hoon (35ㆍphoto), who is 'number one in prize money.' The Bizplay Electronic Times Open (total prize money 500 million KRW), part of the Korean Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Korean Tour, opens on the 22nd at Tamious Golf Club (par 72ㆍ6,982 yards) in Jeju City, Jeju Province, a fierce battleground. On the 11th, he won the Genesis Championship, the largest prize money tournament in Korea, and immediately took over first place in the prize money ranking (471.53 million KRW). He is currently second in the Order of Merit points (2,870.5 points) and is challenging to sweep all individual titles.
It is interesting that Kim Tae-hoon gave up his ticket to the PGA Tour's The CJ Cup and stayed in Korea. This is because of the Order of Merit competition. "I wanted to experience the PGA Tour, but I thought the Order of Merit was more important right now," he said with determination. In fact, the current leader Kim Han-byeol (24ㆍ2,975 points) cannot participate in this tournament due to a two-week self-quarantine required by COVID-19 prevention guidelines after playing The CJ Cup.
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The gap with Kim Han-byeol is only 104.5 points, and Kim Tae-hoon can overtake him by securing just the 35th place points (105 points) arithmetically. Fourth place Lee Chang-woo (27ㆍSrixonㆍ2,623.58 points) is a target to watch. Lee Chang-woo also gave up participating in The CJ Cup for the Order of Merit. He is on the rise after winning his first professional victory in a playoff at last month's Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance KJ Invitational. Eighth place Cho Min-kyu (32ㆍ1,774.35 points) and ninth place Moon Kyung-jun (37ㆍ1,695.55 points) are also looking for opportunities.
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