Kim Suji "114 Attempts 115th Time Drama"... Park Minji Tied for 6th Place

KG·Edaily Ladies Open Final Day 4-Under Par 'Wire to Wire' Victory, Lee So-mi 2nd, Park Hyun-kyung and Lee Ga-young Tied 3rd

Kim Su-ji is being showered with water in celebration immediately after winning the KG·Edaily Ladies Open. Photo by KLPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ‘114 attempts, 115th success’.

It is the ‘wire-to-wire’ victory of Kim Su-ji (25, Dongbu Construction), who is in her fifth year. On the final day of the KG·Edaily Ladies Open (total prize money 700 million KRW) held at Turning Point Golf Club in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province (par 72, 6,722 yards) on the 5th, she shot 4-under par to secure a 2-stroke victory (15-under par 201). This is her first career win in her 115th tournament since her debut in 2017. She ranks 9th among the most appearances before winning, and the winner’s prize money is 126 million KRW.

Kim Su-ji was an ‘unknown player’ who had never been in the top 20 of the money rankings until last year. Last year, she fell to 84th in the money rankings and had to go through the qualifying tournament to return to the tour. Her personal best was a tie for 2nd place at the BC Card·Hankyung Ladies Cup last June. Kim started the final round as the leader by 1 stroke and collected 5 birdies (1 bogey). Although she started shakily with a bogey on the 1st hole (par 4), she regained momentum with consecutive birdies on the 3rd and 4th holes.

She added birdies on the 7th and 10th holes (both par 4), and on the 16th hole (par 3), where she was chased by 1 stroke, she made a precious birdie. She shot 9-under par on the first day, setting her personal best 18-hole score, and maintained the top of the leaderboard for three consecutive days for a perfect victory. Kim, who said, “I can’t think of anything,” added, “Starting with a bogey on the first hole shook me a lot, but it actually helped me,” and cheered, “Now that I have my first win, I will work harder aiming for my second.”

‘Two-time champion’ Lee So-mi (22, SBI Savings Bank) shot 4-under par to finish 2nd (13-under par 203). Park Hyun-kyung (21, Korea Land Trust), Lee Ga-young (22, NH Investment & Securities), and Noh Seung-hee (20, Yojin Construction) tied for 3rd place (11-under par 205). ‘Six-time champion’ Park Min-ji (23, NH Investment & Securities) shot 3-under par to rise to a tie for 6th place (10-under par 206). Jang Ha-na (29, BC Card) and Choi Hye-jin (22, Lotte) finished tied for 8th place (9-under par 207).

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