National Player Jang Yubin "I am the Gunsan CC Open Champion"

Playoff Duel Between Jeon Garam and Jo Woo-young at KPGA Gunsan CC Open
Jeon Becomes Second Amateur Champion of the Season After Jo Woo-young
Jeon Seong-hyun 3rd Place, Ham Jeong-woo and Kang Kyung-nam Tied for 4th

National representative Jang Yu-bin 'dominated' the professional tournament.

On the 27th, at the Korean Tour KPGA Gunsan CC Open (total prize money 500 million won) held at the Gunsan CC Tournament Course in Jeonbuk (par 72, 7,441 yards), he shot 7 under par in the 4th round to tie with Jeon Ga-ram at 20 under par 268, then recorded a 'bogey' on the first hole of the resumed playoff at the 18th hole (par 4). This victory marks the second amateur win of the season and the 11th overall in the Korean Tour since Jo Woo-young's win at the Golfzon Open in April. It is also the first amateur championship at the Gunsan CC Open in 10 years since Lee Soo-min in 2013.

National representative Jang Yu-bin is cheering immediately after winning the KPGA Gunsan CC Open in a playoff.
[Photo by KPGA]

Starting 4 strokes behind in 2nd place, Jang Yu-bin combined 1 eagle, 9 birdies, 2 bogeys, and 1 double bogey. On the 16th hole (par 5), his third shot around the green went straight into the hole for an eagle, bringing him up to a tie for first place. At the 18th hole, he showed concentration by sinking a par putt of about 6.5 meters. In the playoff, he secured the victory by making a bogey with a '3-on 2-putt'.

Jang Yu-bin said, "I am happy to win at a tournament I never expected. Today feels like a flash passing before my eyes." He added, "I now believe I can do it, and I will use this victory as a stepping stone to achieve good results at the Hangzhou Asian Games." Jang Yu-bin is a strong amateur selected along with Jo Woo-young for next month's Hangzhou Asian Games. As professional players, Im Sung-jae and Kim Si-woo, who are active on the PGA Tour, were selected based on world rankings. Jang Yu-bin plans to turn professional and join the Korean Tour after the Asian Games. This year, he won twice on the KPGA Srixon (2nd division) Tour and has now also claimed a title in a Korean Tour event.

Jeon Ga-ram missed the chance to win for the first time in over four years since the Huons Elravie Celebrity Pro-Am in May 2019. Due to the amateur victory, he received the winner's prize money of 100 million won. Jeon Seong-hyun finished 3rd (14 under par 274), and Kang Kyung-nam, Ham Jeong-woo, Park Eun-shin, Jo Min-gyu, Ok Tae-hoon, and Han Seung-soo (USA) tied for 4th place (13 under par 275).

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