[Golf Topic] 'Field Model' Yoo Hyun-joo "Withdrew from 3R of Seed Tournament Due to Neck Injury"

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…‘Field model’ Yoo Hyun-joo (27, Golden Blue, photo) has failed to return to the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour.

On the 18th, she withdrew during the third round of the 2022 regular season seed ranking final held at Muan Golf Course (par 72, 6,335 yards) in Muan, Jeollanam-do. After ranking in the lower ranks with 2 over par in the first round and 4 over par in the second round, she gave up the game citing neck muscle pain. It will be difficult for her to participate in first division tour tournaments next year. She can appear as a recommended player, but it is limited to four times a year. This year, she did not have a regular tour seed and appeared in the KLPGA Tour only four times as a recommended player.

Yoo Hyun-joo is currently the most popular player among Korean female professional golfers. She ranked 35th in the 2019 seed competition and played in the 2020 KLPGA Tour, but her seed ranking was low, so she only participated in seven tournaments. Last year, she dropped to 109th in the prize money ranking and lost her seed, and this year she mainly played on the Dream (second division) Tour. Even on the Dream Tour, she performed poorly with a prize money ranking of 77th, so she will have to compete in the seed competition around March next year.

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