Baek Seok-hyun "Going for 2 Consecutive Wins"... Yang Ji-ho 'Title Defense'

Baek Seok-hyun Advances to Victory at KB Financial Liiv Championship
Jung Chan-min, Kim Bi-o, Choi Jin-ho, Ham Jung-woo Join the Battle
Maeng Dong-seop and Moon Kyung-jun Join the 'All-Time Champions Squad'

‘SK Telecom Open Champ’ Baek Seok-hyun is on a march for his second consecutive victory.

Baek Seok-hyun will challenge for the title at the KB Financial Live Championship (total prize money 700 million KRW), part of the Korean Professional Golfers' Association (KPGA) Korean Tour, which opens on the 25th at Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do (par 72, 7,260 yards). A total of 144 players, including past champions such as 2018 champion Maeng Dong-seop and 2021 winner Moon Kyung-jun, will compete over four days and 72 holes of stroke play to determine the winner. The winner's prize money is 140 million KRW.

Baek Seok-hyun challenges for a second consecutive win at the KB Financial Liiv Championship.

Baek Seok-hyun claimed a ‘wire-to-wire’ victory at last week’s SK Telecom Open. He secured his first win in his 49th Korean Tour event since his debut. Including his non-member status, he reached the top in his 56th Korean Tour appearance. Since debuting on the Korean Tour in 2014, he has finally broken out of obscurity after 10 years. Baek expressed confidence, saying, "Securing a four-year tour card has put my mind at ease," and added, "I will not stop at one win; I aim to be a player who wins two or three times."

Yang Ji-ho recalls the thrilling memory of his ‘132 attempts and 133rd success’ last year. He surged with a 6-under-par final round to clinch a come-from-behind victory by two strokes. Having debuted on the regular tour in 2008, it was his first career win after 15 years. This year, he has played in six tournaments but has yet to break into the ‘top 10’. His best finish was a tie for 30th at last month’s Golfzon Open.

Jung Chan-min, winner of the GS Caltex Maekyung Open, is eyeing his second victory of the season. The key will be to change the atmosphere after missing the cut at the SK Telecom Open. It is a revenge match for last year’s runner-up Park Sung-guk. Kim Bi-o, Choi Jin-ho, and Ham Jung-woo are also looking for their first wins this year. Other contenders include Lee Jae-kyung, Kim Min-gyu, Lee Tae-hee, Lee Tae-hoon (Canada), Lee Soo-min, Seo Yo-seop, Choi Ho-sung, and Lee Won-jun (Australia). ‘Developmentally disabled golfer’ Lee Seung-min has been named as a recommended player.

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