Shinhan Financial Group Signs 2-Year Sponsorship Contract with Pro Golfer Kim Seong-hyun

Shin Yong-byeong, Chairman of Shinhan Financial Group (left), and professional golfer Kim Seong-hyun are posing for a commemorative photo after signing a sponsorship agreement.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Shinhan Financial Group announced on the 30th that it has signed a sponsorship contract with professional golfer Kim Seong-hyun (23) in the presence of Chairman Cho Yong-byeong and related officials.

Kim Seong-hyun won the 63rd KPGA Championship last August as the first player in history to advance through the Monday qualifier and then won the Japan PGA Championship in July this year, sweeping the championships in both Korea and Japan.

In addition, he passed the final round of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament last month in 39th place, securing the right to participate in eight Korn Ferry Tour events in the 2022 season, and based on this, he plans to fully challenge the PGA Tour next year.

Chairman Cho Yong-byeong said, "I am sincerely pleased to welcome Kim Seong-hyun as a member of the Shinhan Financial Group family," and added, "We will provide wholehearted support so that Kim Seong-hyun can demonstrate his best skills on the world stage."

Kim Seong-hyun said, "I am happy to become a sponsored player of Shinhan Financial Group, which I have dreamed of since childhood," and expressed gratitude to Shinhan Financial and related officials for believing in his potential and deciding to sponsor him, promising to repay their support by entering the PGA Tour as soon as possible and achieving good results.

Meanwhile, Kim Seong-hyun plans to depart immediately after signing the sponsorship contract to focus on preparing for the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour. The first tournament he will participate in wearing the Shinhan Financial Group cap is expected to be the Bahamas Classic held in the Bahamas from the 16th of next month.

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