Seoyoseop's Come-From-Behind Victory "Got My 2nd Win"... Jomin-gyu 2nd Place
Shinhan Donghae Open Final Day 2-Under Par "Jump to 2nd in Prize Money", Yoon Sang-pil 3rd, Defending Champ Kim Han-byeol 12th
Seo Yoseop is looking at the ball immediately after the tee shot on the 2nd hole of the final day of the Shinhan Donghae Open. Photo by KPGA
View original image[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] Seo Yoseop (25, DB Insurance) clinched a come-from-behind victory.
On the 12th, at the final day of the KPGA Shinhan Donghae Open (total prize money 1.4 billion KRW) held at Bears Best Golf Club in Cheongna, Incheon (par 71, 6,938 yards), he added 2-under-par to complete a one-stroke win (15-under-par 269). Following his major championship victory at the KPGA Championship on the 15th of last month, this marks his second win of the season and third overall, with a winner's prize of 261.25 million KRW, propelling him to second place in the Korean Tour money rankings (506.1 million KRW) in one leap.
Seo Yoseop is the player who made headlines by winning the KEB Hana Bank Invitational immediately after finishing runner-up in a 21-hole playoff against Lee Hyung-jun (29) in the final of the Munsingwear Match in June 2019. His slump over the past two years has been unexpected. This year as well, he had no top 10 finishes in nine tournaments, causing concern. However, at the KPGA Championship, he demonstrated perfect play throughout all four rounds and secured a ticket to the PGA Tour's The CJ Cup in October.
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Starting the day in second place by one stroke, Seo recorded six birdies, two bogeys, and one double bogey. Saying "It feels like a dream," he added confidently, "I want to win again next week at the DGB Financial Group Irvine Open held in my hometown, Daegu." Cho Min-kyu remained at even par and settled for second place (14-under-par 270). Yoon Sang-pil (23) finished third (13-under-par 271), followed by Kim Dong-min (23) in fourth (12-under-par 272). Defending champion Kim Han-byeol (25, SK Telecom) stayed tied for 12th place (7-under-par 277).
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