Lee Seung-min's First Independent Advancement: "Feels Like I've Become a Full-time Lawyer"

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"It feels like I have become a full-time lawyer from an intern lawyer, just like the story in the drama ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo.’"

This is what Lee Seung-min, known as the ‘Woo Young-woo of the golf world,’ said. From the 14th for four days, he will participate for the first time by earning his own entry right in the KPGA Korean Tour Bizplay Electronic Times Open (total prize money 700 million KRW) held at Cosmos Links (Par 72, 7,407 yards) in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do. Lee Seung-min expressed his determination, saying, "I am very happy to participate in the Korean Tour on my own. I want to train harder and perform better to meet the expectations of those who have supported me."

'Golf World's Woo Young-woo' Lee Seung-min earns his first direct qualification for the Korean Tour and will participate in the Bizplay Electronic Times Open.

This year, Lee Seung-min participated in nine tournaments as a recommended player. He earned 83.75 re-ranking points in the first half of the year with a tie for 68th place at the Golfzon Open in April and a tie for 37th place at the KB Financial Live Championship in May. After the LX Championship ended on the 3rd, he ranked 39th among the re-ranking candidates and qualified for the Bizplay Electronic Times Open. Lee Seung-min said, "I want to achieve good results in the remaining tournaments," adding, "My goal is to directly qualify for the Korean Tour Qualifying Tournament (QT) Finals." Lee Seung-min will play alongside Park Hyun-seo and Lee Sung-kwan in the first round.

Lee Seung-min is the first player with a Grade 3 autism spectrum disorder disability to obtain KPGA Tour professional status in 2017. He created a human drama by becoming the inaugural champion of the ‘US Adaptive Open’ hosted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 2022. He finished as the runner-up in this year’s tournament as the defending champion. Lee Seung-min debuted on the Korean Tour as a recommended player amid public attention and has participated in 31 tournaments. He passed the cut four times, including his first advancement to the main event at the 2018 DB Insurance Promy Open.

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