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It is a comeback drama for the ‘sister golfers’ Ko Ji-woo.

On the 2nd, at the final 3rd round of the KLPGA Tour McCol·Mona Yongpyong Open (total prize money 800 million KRW) held at Birch Hill Country Club in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon Province (par 72, 6,435 yards), she shot 7 under par to secure a 3-stroke victory (14 under par, 202 strokes). Since debuting on the KLPGA Tour last year, she claimed her first career title in two years and earned a winner’s prize of 144 million KRW.

Go Ji-woo is teeing off at the 3rd hole of the final 3rd round of the McCol·Mona Yongpyong Open.
[Photo by KLPGA]

Starting from 6th place, 4 strokes behind, Ko Ji-woo collected 1 eagle and 6 birdies (with 1 bogey). After birdies on holes 1, 3, and 4, she took a brief breather with a bogey on the 5th hole (par 4), then fired a birdie on the 8th hole and an exciting eagle on the 10th hole (both par 5s) with a ‘2-on 2-putt’. Ko Ji-woo then dominated the top of the leaderboard with ‘stepping stone birdies’ on holes 13 and 15, and secured her victory by parring the remaining three holes.

Ko Ji-woo is a ‘sister golfer’ competing on the KLPGA Tour alongside her younger sister Ko Ji-won. A former national team reserve, Ko Ji-woo ranked 2nd in rookie points on the KLPGA Tour last year. Behind her charming smile lies powerful long drives and aggressive play, earning her the nickname ‘Birdie Bomber’. After finishing 2nd at the Nexen·Saintnine Masters in April and entering the top 10 three times this year, she finally collected her first winner’s trophy.

‘Mom golfer’ Ahn Sun-joo added 3 under par to finish 2nd (11 under par, 205 strokes). Lee Je-young also lowered her score by 2 strokes to join this group. Song Ga-eun, the 2021 Rookie of the Year who led for two consecutive days, struggled with 1 over par and dropped to 4th place (10 under par, 206 strokes). Lee So-young, Kim Hee-ji, and Kim Woo-jung performed well, tying for 5th place (9 under par, 207 strokes). Defending champion Lim Jin-hee improved by 5 strokes to climb to a tie for 8th place (8 under par, 208 strokes). Rookie race leaders Kim Min-byeol and Hwang Yu-min are also in this group.

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