Seoyeon Jeong Cheers for Extension... '259 Attempts, 260th Success'

KG Ladies Open: No Seung-hee Defeats in Playoff
KLPGA Tour Record for Most Tournament Wins
Hwang Yu-min 3rd, Park Min-ji 4th, Kim Su-ji 9th

'259 attempts, 260th success.'

Seoyeon Jeong is teeing off at the 3rd hole of the 3rd round of the KG Ladies Open.
[Photo by KLPGA]

Seo Yeon-jeong claimed her first victory in her 260th appearance on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour. On the 3rd, at the KG Ladies Open (total prize money 800 million KRW) held at Turning Point Country Club in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province (par 72, 6,748 yards), she shot 3 under par in the final third round to tie with No Seung-hee at 14 under par 202 strokes. Seo then secured the win with a 'winning par' on the first hole of the playoff at the 18th hole (par 5). The winner's prize money was 144 million KRW.

Seo Yeon-jeong debuted on the regular tour in 2014 but had not won a tournament until now. She had finished as runner-up five times. This year, she also finished tied for second at the E1 Charity Open in May. Seo set the record for the most appearances before a first win on the KLPGA Tour. The previous record was 237 tournaments, held by Ahn Song-yi, who won the ADT Caps Championship in November 2019.

No Seung-hee performed well, shooting 4 under par, but had to settle for second place. Rookie Hwang Yu-min finished third at 12 under par 204 strokes. Park Min-ji shot 5 under par to jump to a tie for fourth place (11 under par 205 strokes). She added 37 points to her season-long points total, overtaking Lee Ye-won to take first place in that category. Last week's Hanwha Classic winner Kim Su-ji finished tied for ninth (10 under par 206 strokes), and defending champion Hwang Jeong-mi finished tied for twelfth (9 under par 207 strokes).

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