Anna Lin "Unleashing frustration in Jangheung"..."Did you see the 5-shot comeback?"

LF Hazzys Point King of Kings Final Day 9-Under Par Storm Shots '3-Stroke Victory' Kim Suji 2nd, Lim Heejeong 3rd

Anna Lin is holding the trophy and posing for a commemorative photo immediately after winning the LF Hazys Point King of Kings Tournament. Photo by KLPGA

[Asia Economy Golf Specialist Reporter Kim Hyun-jun] "Relieving the frustration of no titles in Jangheung."

It was a dramatic comeback by Anna Lin (25, Munyoung Group). On the final day of the LF Hazys Point King of Kings Tournament (total prize money 170 million KRW) held on the 21st at JNJ Golf Resort in Jangheung, Jeonnam (par 72), she surged with a 9-under-par round to achieve a commanding 3-stroke victory (16-under-par). The winner's prize is 50 million KRW. This tournament is a year-end special event on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour. It converts various points such as season performance, additional points for consecutive 'Top 10' finishes, and deductions for 'cut offs'.

Anna Lin is a player who succeeded on her 93rd attempt after 92 failures at the Otech Carrier Championship last October. The spotlight shone even more because she had never entered the 'Top 30' in prize money ranking or average score over the previous three years. She immediately rode the momentum by winning the Hana Financial Group Championship in November. Since then, she has been anxious due to a lack of wins. In fact, this year she has recorded 11 'Top 10' finishes in 24 events and is ranked 9th in prize money (601.86 million KRW).

In this tournament, as the 5th seed with a '1-under-par advantage,' she added 6-under-par on the first day. Starting the day tied for 2nd place, 5 strokes behind 1st seed Lim Hee-jung (21, Korea Land & Trust), she made 9 birdies. Consecutive birdies on holes 2 to 4 and a birdie on hole 6 (par 4) quickly took her to the top of the leaderboard. She then established a solo lead with consecutive birdies on holes 11 and 12, and 'stepping stone birdies' on holes 13, 15, and 17. "My putting felt especially good," she said, burning with determination, "I will definitely claim the winner's trophy next year."

Kim Su-ji (25, Dongbu Construction) surged with an 8-under-par round to finish 2nd (13-under-par), while Lim Hee-jung dropped to 3rd (10-under-par) after losing 2 strokes with 2 birdies, 2 bogeys, and 1 double bogey. Lee So-mi (22) finished 4th (9-under-par), and Park Hyun-kyung (20, Korea Land & Trust), Kim Woo-jung (23, BC Card), and Kim Ji-young 2 (25, SK Networks) tied for 5th (8-under-par). Yoo Hae-ran (20), champion of the SK Shieldus-SK Telecom Championship that ended on the 14th, remained in 10th place (1-under-par).

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