'Wife Caddy' Yang Jiho's Comeback Cheer... "Victory in Japan Too"
Yang Jiho Hana Bank Invitational 4R 6 Under Par
Nakajima 2nd, Sato 3rd, Jang Donggyu 4th
Song Younghan 8th, Park Sanghyun 12th, Lee Jaekyung 22nd
Yang Ji-ho delivered a victory report from Japan as well.
On the 18th, at the Chiba Izumi Golf Club (par 73, 7,625 yards) in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, Yang Ji-ho shot 6 under par in the 4th round of the Hana Bank Invitational (total prize money 1 billion KRW), co-hosted by the Korean Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Korean Tour and the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), securing a one-stroke victory (20 under par, 272 strokes). Since his first win in 133 tournaments at the KB Financial Live Championship last May, this marks his second career win on the Korean Tour, with a winner's prize of 200 million KRW.
![Yang Ji-ho is teeing off at the 2nd hole of the 4th round of the Hana Bank Invitational. <br>[Photo by KPGA]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2023061816130867269_1687072387.jpg)
Yang Ji-ho is teeing off at the 2nd hole of the 4th round of the Hana Bank Invitational.
[Photo by KPGA]
Starting from a one-stroke tie for 3rd place, Yang Ji-ho collected one eagle and five birdies (with one bogey). He reduced two strokes in the front nine with birdies on holes 2 and 9, followed by an eagle on the 12th hole (par 5) and a birdie on the 14th hole (par 4). After a brief pause with a bogey on the 16th hole (par 4), he completed a thrilling come-from-behind victory with consecutive birdies on the 17th and 18th holes.
Yang Ji-ho debuted on the Korean Tour in 2008 but struggled to secure a win for a long time. After breaking his winless streak at last year's KB Financial Live Championship, he demonstrated his resilience by winning back-to-back titles. Notably, his wife Kim Yoo-jung carries his caddy bag and provides solid support, drawing attention. In this tournament, they worked together closely over four days to achieve the victory.
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Keita Nakajima (Japan), who was co-leader the previous day, shot 4 under par but had to settle for runner-up (19 under par, 273 strokes). Daihei Sato (Japan) finished 3rd (18 under par, 274 strokes), Jang Dong-gyu 4th (17 under par, 275 strokes), and Riki Kawamoto (Japan) 5th (16 under par, 276 strokes). From Korea, Song Young-han tied for 8th place (14 under par, 278 strokes), Park Sang-hyun, Bae Yong-jun, and Shin Sang-hoon tied for 12th (13 under par, 279 strokes), and Lee Jae-kyung tied for 22nd (12 under par, 280 strokes).
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