'5-Win Champ' Park Minji "This Time's Target is the Inaugural Champ"... Kim Haerim "Going for 2 Consecutive Wins GO"

New Stage Daebo House Opens with '6 Wins Hunt', Park Hyun-kyung's 'Revenge Match', Choi Hye-jin "Eager for First Win"

Park Min-ji challenges her 6th win of the season at the Daebo House Open.

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the Paju trip for ‘5-time champion’ Park Min-ji (23, NH Investment & Securities).

The Daebo House D Open (total prize money 1 billion KRW), part of the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, will be held on the 9th at Seowon Valley Golf Club in Paju, Gyeonggi Province (par 72, 6,639 yards). This newly established tournament this year features 120 participants competing over three days in a 54-hole stroke play format to determine the winner. The winner’s prize money is 180 million KRW. Shin Ae An (31), who has been active in Japan, and ‘beauty golfer’ An So-hyun (26, Samil Pharmaceutical) are also participating as recommended players, adding to the excitement.

Park Min-ji debuted on the KLPGA Tour in 2017 and has accumulated a total of 9 wins. She is the ‘number 1’ who has dominated the domestic stage this year. She has swept 5 wins in 10 tournaments, including one major victory. She leads not only in the number of wins but also in prize money ranking (948.05 million KRW), is second in the points for the Player of the Year award (333 points), and first in average score (69.75 strokes). She is challenging Shin Ji-ae’s (33) record of most wins in 2007 (9 wins) and Park Sung-hyun’s (28) record for highest prize money in 2016 (1.333 billion KRW).

After skipping the BC Card·Hankyung Ladies Cup on the 24th of last month to rest, she participated in the McCol·Monapark Open last week but faced a sudden setback. She could not overcome a poor start of 4 over par on the first day and suffered the humiliation of missing the cut for the second time since the major Chris F&C KLPGA Championship in April. The issues were with her iron shots and putting touch. Fortunately, she showed signs of recovery by shooting 2 under par on the second day. She is determined to “focus so that I can compete for the championship.”

Attention is also on whether ‘Egg Golfer’ Kim Hae-rim (32, Samchully) will achieve her second consecutive win. She secured her 7th career win at the McCol·Monapark Open, her first victory in 3 years and 2 months since the Kyochon Honey Ladies Open in May 2018. This year’s champion group includes Park Hyun-kyung (21, Korea Land & Housing Trust), Jang Ha-na (29, BC Card), Ji Han-sol (25, Dongbu Construction), Lee So-mi (22, SBI Savings Bank), and Kwak Bo-mi (29, High1 Resort). Choi Hye-jin (22, Lotte), who has won the Player of the Year award three times in a row, is challenging for her first win of the season again.

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