Yeongjin Jeonmun University Park Golf Management Department Sweeps First and Second Place at National Tournament

Yeungjin College (President Choi Jae-young) Park Golf Management Department recently showcased their nationwide top skills by winning first place in the university division at the ‘1st Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister’s National Park Golf Tournament’.

Hosted by the Korea Park Golf Association and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, Gwangju City, and the Gwangju Sports Council, the tournament was held on the 5th and 6th at Seobong Park Golf Course in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju.

Students Donggyu Lee, Taeseon Pyeong, Sunbok Seo, and Seunggi Baek (from left) from the Department of Park Golf Management at Yeongjin College are posing for a commemorative photo after winning first and second place in the university division event at the "1st Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister's National Park Golf Tournament."

The tournament featured individual and team events by 17 cities and provinces nationwide, with 800 participants including players and staff competing in the general division, senior division, and university division as an event match.

The university division event match was played in an 18-hole, two-person team foursome best ball format. Yeungjin College, the only technical college to participate, won first place with the team of Seo Sun-bok (2nd year) and Pyeong Tae-seon (1st year) scoring 59 strokes.

Additionally, the team of Lee Dong-gyu (2nd year) and Baek Seung-gi (1st year) recorded 60 strokes and finished as runners-up, with both participating teams placing in the tournament.

Seo Sun-bok, who won the university division team event, said, “This was my first time participating as a university division player and winning the inaugural Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister’s tournament makes me really happy. Especially, it seems that young university students truly understand and enjoy the charm of park golf, so the future of park golf looks even brighter.”

Jo Jin-seok, head of the Park Golf Management Department at Yeungjin College, said, “Our department has achieved a great accomplishment by winning a national tournament just two years after its establishment. We have devoted ourselves to park golf education so that students can embrace lifelong learning and establish a healthy lifestyle sports culture. Moving forward, we will do our best to become the top prestigious adult sports department nationwide for senior students.”

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