‘Match King’ Park Eun-shin "On a roll, aiming for 2 consecutive wins"... Moon Kyung-jun ‘Title Defense’

Challenge for Back-to-Back Wins at KB Financial Liiv Championship: Park Sang-hyun and Jang Hee-min Compete for 2 Victories, Ok Tae-hoon Aims for Top Award

'Match King' Park Eun-shin challenges for '2 consecutive wins' at the KB Financial Liiv Championship.

[Asia Economy Kim Hyun-jun, Golf Specialist Reporter] It is the ‘2 consecutive wins march’ of ‘Match King’ Park Eun-shin (32).

On the 26th, at Blackstone Icheon Golf Club (Par 72, 7,260 yards) in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, the KPGA KB Financial Live Championship (total prize money 700 million won) opens. On the 22nd, at the conclusion of the Munsingwear Match Play, after a ‘20-hole battle,’ he achieved his first Korean Tour victory. It took 12 years and 127 tournaments since his debut in 2010. This time, he is poised to dominate the stroke play stage. Moon Kyung-jun (40, NH Nonghyup Bank) is aiming to defend his title.

Park Eun-shin spent his junior years in New Zealand and debuted on the Korean Tour in 2010. The following year, he ranked first at the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) Qualifying (Q) School and has been active alternating between Korea and Japan. Last year’s highlight was his runner-up finish at the ‘national title’ Korean Open. On the third day, he added 6 under par, approaching a major victory, but faltered with 1 under par on the final day, settling for second place by one stroke. In 14 tournaments, he has entered the ‘top 10’ five times and ranks 13th in the prize money rankings (312 million won).

At the Munsingwear Match Play, he swept a ‘streak of 6 consecutive wins,’ including 3 wins in the group league. It is noteworthy that Park Eun-shin currently shows strength in all areas: average driving distance of 293.47 yards (23rd), fairway hit rate of 66.07% (24th), iron shot green hit rate of 71.67% (29th), and average putts per hole of 1.84 (33rd). He confidently added, "I want to keep building on this good momentum and continue accumulating wins."

Mungyeongjun competed to defend his title at the KB Financial Live Championship.

Moon Kyung-jun recalls the thrilling memory of winning his second career victory at this tournament last year, his first since the 2015 May Kyung Open six years ago. He expressed determination, saying, "Watching Lee Kyung-hoon become the first Korean player to win back-to-back PGA Tour (AT&T Byron Nelson) titles sparked my ambition." ‘DB Insurance Promy Open Champion’ Park Sang-hyun (39, Dong-A Pharmaceutical) and ‘Woori Financial Champion’ Jang Hee-min (20) have joined the ‘2-win competition.’ Moreover, Park Sang-hyun is currently first in the ‘Order of Merit.’ Ok Tae-hoon (24) is challenging for the ‘Number 1’ spot from second place.

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