Min Young Lee "I am the first Korean player champion"..."Japan Meiji Cup Victory"
Hokkaido Meiji Cup Final Day 5-Under Par '1-Stroke Victory', Shin Ji-ae 7th, Jeon Mi-jeong 14th, Yoon Chae-young 19th
Lee Min-young is teeing off at the 8th hole on the final day of the Hokkaido Meiji Cup. Hokkaido, Japan - Photo by Getty Images/Multibits
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] Lee Min-young (30) recorded her first victory this year on the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA) Tour.
On the 7th, at the final 3rd round of the Hokkaido Meiji Cup (total prize money 90 million yen) held at Sapporo International Golf Club in Hokkaido, Japan (par 72, 6,557 yards), she shot 5 under par to complete a come-from-behind victory by 1 stroke (9 under par 207). This marked her 6th career win, about three years after the Golf5 Lady Stournament in September 2019. It was the first win by a Korean player in the 22nd tournament of this season’s JLPGA Tour. The winner’s prize money was 16.2 million yen (approximately 150 million KRW).
Starting from a tie for 3rd place, 1 stroke behind, Lee Min-young recorded 7 birdies and 2 bogeys. After a birdie on the 2nd hole (par 3) was offset by a bogey on the 5th hole (par 4), she gained momentum with a birdie on the 7th hole (par 3) and three consecutive birdies from the 9th to 11th holes. After a bogey on the 15th hole (par 4) to catch her breath, she added “stepping stone birdies” on the 16th and 18th holes to take the lead on the leaderboard. Lee Min-young is a player who has won 4 times on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour and has been competing in Japan since 2017.
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Notably, she returned to the field after undergoing kidney cancer surgery in 2015. On the JLPGA Tour, she has consistently performed well with 2 wins in her first year, 1 win in 2018, and 2 wins in 2019. Sakura Yokomine and Kokona Sakurai (both from Japan) tied for 2nd place (8 under par 208). Korean players Shin Ji-ae (34) finished tied for 7th (5 under par 211), Jeon Mi-jung (40) tied for 14th (2 under par 214), and Yoon Chae-young (35) tied for 19th (1 under par 215) to conclude the tournament.
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