'Fishing Swing' Choi Hoseong "Golf Fans Watched Videos Ranked 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Most"

July Busan Gyeongnam Open Day 3 18th Hole '1cm Tee Shot' 2nd Place, Kim Kyung-tae's KPGA Gunsan CC Open Day 1 13th Hole Hole-in-One 'Best'

'Fishing Swing' Choi Ho-seong is famous for his finish that looks like he is about to collapse.

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] "This year, the Korean Tour videos most watched by golf fans ranked 2nd, 3rd, and 5th."

'Fishing Rod Swing' Choi Ho-seong (47) is indeed a 'box office hit.' The Korea Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Tour and Naver Sports N Golf announced on the 29th that "Choi Ho-seong's videos took three spots in the 'Top 5'." The 2nd place is the '1cm tee shot.' At the 2020 season opener, the Woosung Construction Aramir CC Busan Gyeongnam Open held last July at Aramir Golf Course (par 72) in Changwon, Gyeongnam, the tee shot on the last 18th hole (par 5) of the 3rd round landed just in front with a fat shot.

The 1st place is Kim Kyung-tae (34)'s hole-in-one on the 13th hole (par 3) on the first day of the KPGA Gunsan CC Open in July. Choi Ho-seong added 3rd place with a comical gesture after narrowly missing a birdie putt on the 4th hole (par 3) on the first day of the Busan Gyeongnam Open 1st round, and 5th place with a run to the hole immediately after a par putt on the 9th hole (par 4) the same day. Lee Chang-woo (27) took 4th place. On the final day of the September Choi Kyung-ju Invitational, he made an '85m winning eagle shot' on the 18th hole (par 5) in a playoff.

Choi Ho-seong is the player who made news in June 2018 at the Korean Open with a finish motion that looked like he was about to collapse. His right leg bends sharply, and if the rotation is intense, his whole body spins around. Golfweek in the U.S. introduced his swing video and fans' reactions worldwide at that time. In fact, he felt his unique popularity by participating three times as an invitee in the U.S. PGA Tour last year: February at the AT&T Pebble Beach, July at the John Deere Classic, and the Barracuda Championship.

The Barracuda Championship especially drew more spotlight due to comparisons of the 'twist swing' with Matthew Wolff (USA). Wolff, who won his first PGA Tour title at the 3M Open in July last year, also uses a unique swing that twists his left leg just before the swing. Choi Ho-seong explained, "As I got older, I put as much power as possible into the impact process to increase distance, so the motion became somewhat comical."

'Twist Swing' Matthew Wolff starts with a unique motion of twisting his left leg.

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