Ham Jung-woo "Victory After 29 Months"... Joo Heung-chul 2nd Place

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Choi Kyung-Joo Invitational Final Day 2-Under Par '2-Stroke Victory', Kim Young-Soo 3rd, Kim Min-Soo Tied 4th

Ham Jung-woo is cheering immediately after winning the final day of the Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Choi Kyung-ju Invitational. Photo by KPGA

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] It is the victory cheer of Ham Jeong-woo (27, Hana Financial Group).

On the final day of the KPGA Korean Tour Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Choi Kyung-ju Invitational (total prize money 1 billion KRW), which concluded on the 3rd at Ferrum Golf Club in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province (par 72, 7,235 yards), he added 2 under par to complete a 2-stroke victory (15 under par, 273 strokes). This is his second career win after his first victory at the SK Telecom Open in May 2019, 2 years and 5 months ago, with a winner's prize of 200 million KRW. His season earnings also surpassed 400 million KRW (414.4 million KRW).

Ham Jeong-woo started with a 2-stroke lead and recorded 6 birdies, 2 bogeys, and 1 double bogey. Although he suffered a critical blow with a double bogey on the 4th hole (par 4), he changed the momentum with three consecutive birdies from the 5th to the 7th holes. After a bogey on the 8th hole (par 3), he escaped the competitors' chase with consecutive birdies on the 9th and 10th holes and a birdie on the 12th hole (par 5). On the final 18th hole (par 5), his second shot landed in the water, resulting in a bogey, but it did not affect his victory.

Ham Jeong-woo is a former national team player who received the Rookie of the Year Award in 2018. Although he was spotlighted after winning in his second year as a pro, he struggled to add more trophies. This year, he was frustrated by finishing second at the KB Financial Live Championship in May. In this tournament, he created a story by using his girlfriend's putter and achieving victory. He smiled brightly, saying, "It took a long time to get to two wins," and "I think this is even happier than my first win."

Veteran Joo Heung-chul (40, Jisan Resort) performed well by reducing 2 strokes to finish 2nd (13 under par, 275 strokes). Kim Young-soo (32, PNS Holdings) was 3rd (12 under par, 276 strokes), Kim Min-soo (31, Volvik) tied for 4th (11 under par, 277 strokes), while ‘Fishing Swing’ Choi Ho-sung (48), ‘Korean Open Champ’ Lee Joon-seok (Australia), and Kwon Sung-yeol (35, BRIC) tied for 9th (9 under par, 279 strokes). Moon Kyung-jun (39, NH Nonghyup Bank) and Lee Jae-kyung (22, CJ OnStyle) tied for 9th (8 under par, 280 strokes).

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